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miscarriage Popular term for a spontaneous abortion, the loss of a fetus from the uterus

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mis·car·riage / misˈkarij/ • n. 1. the expulsion of a fetus from the womb before it is able to survive independently, esp. spontaneously or as the result of accident: his wife had a miscarriage | some pregnancies result in miscarriage. 2. an unsuccessful outcome of something planned: the miscarriage of the project.

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