expulsion of a fetus
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fetus — /fee teuhs/, n., pl. fetuses. Embryol. (used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, esp. in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the… … Universalium
Abortion — Induced abortion Classification and external resources ICD 10 O04 … Wikipedia
Coffin birth — Coffin birth, known in academia by the more accurate term postmortem fetal extrusion,[1][2] is the expulsion of a nonviable fetus through the vaginal opening of the decomposing body of a pregnant woman as a result of the increasing pressure of… … Wikipedia
Abortion — In medicine, an abortion is the premature exit of the products of conception (the fetus, fetal membranes, and placenta) from the uterus. It is the loss of a pregnancy and does not refer to why that pregnancy was lost. A spontaneous abortion is… … Medical dictionary
abortion — abor·tion /ə bȯr shən/ n 1: the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus; esp: the medical procedure of inducing expulsion of a human fetus to terminate a pregnancy 2: the crime of … Law dictionary
delivery — Passage of the fetus and the placenta from the genital canal into the external world. assisted cephalic d. extraction of a fetus that presents by the head. breech d … Medical 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
Labor — Childbirth, the aptly named experience of delivering the baby and placenta from the uterus to the vagina to the outside world. There are two stages of labor. During the first stage (called the stage of dilatation), the cervix dilates fully to a… … Medical dictionary
abortion — abortion, miscarriage denote the premature expulsion of a fetus before it is capable of living independently. Abortion may connote purposeful induction of the process either illicitly in order to avoid childbearing or therapeutically to protect… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
abortion — /euh bawr sheuhn/, n. 1. Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy. 2. any of various surgical methods for terminating a pregnancy, esp. during the first six months. 3. Also… … Universalium
