Miscarriage — Classification and external resources A complete spontaneous abortion at about six weeks from conception, i.e. eight weeks from the last menstrual period (LMP) … Wikipedia
Miscarriage — Mis*car riage, n. 1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a proper or desired result or reach a destination; as, a serious miscarriage of justice. [1913 Webster] When a counselor, to save himself, Would lay miscarriages … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miscarriage — (n.) 1580s, mistake, error; 1610s, misbehavior; see MISCARRY (Cf. miscarry) + AGE (Cf. age). Meaning untimely delivery is from 1660s. Miscarriage of justice is from 1875 … Etymology dictionary
miscarriage — [mis kar′ij, mis′kar′ij, mis′kar΄ij] n. 1. failure to carry out what was intended [a miscarriage of justice] 2. failure of mail, freight, etc. to reach its destination 3. the natural expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the womb before it is… … English World dictionary
miscarriage — 1 *failure, neglect, default, dereliction Analogous words: abuse, maltreatment, misuse (see corresponding verbs at ABUSE) 2 *abortion … New Dictionary of Synonyms
miscarriage — [n] failure abortion, botch, breakdown, defeat, error, interruption, malfunction, misadventure, mischance, misfire, mishap, miss, mistake, nonsuccess, perversion, undoing; concepts 230,699 Ant. carriage, success … New thesaurus
miscarriage — ► NOUN 1) the spontaneous expulsion of a fetus from the womb before it is able to survive independently. 2) an unsuccessful outcome; a failure … English terms dictionary
miscarriage — /mis kar ij/; for 1 also /mis kar ij/, n. 1. the expulsion of a fetus before it is viable, esp. between the third and seventh months of pregnancy; spontaneous abortion. Cf. abortion (def. 1). 2. failure to attain the just, right, or desired… … Universalium
miscarriage — n. spontaneous loss of pregnancy before 24 weeks, formerly known as spontaneous abortion. In threatened miscarriage there is vaginal bleeding (often minimal) associated with mild period type pains; the cervix is closed and ultrasound confirms a… … The new mediacal dictionary
miscarriage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ threatened ▪ spontaneous ▪ recurrent VERB + MISCARRIAGE ▪ have … Collocations dictionary
