spontaneous abortion

Synonyms:

miscarriage, stillbirth

Antonyms:

live birth

the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)

Types:

habitual abortion

repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason)

imminent abortion, threatened abortion

the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception

incomplete abortion, partial abortion

termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception

Type of:

abortion

termination of pregnancy