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miscarriage

Natural death of an embryo or fetus before it is able to survive independently

Diseasetype of disease symptom or signQ28693

Also known as spontaneous abortion · abortion

Specialty: midwifery

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Miscarriage, also known in medical terms as a spontaneous abortion, is an end to pregnancy resulting in the loss and expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the womb before it can survive independently. Miscarriage before six weeks of gestation is defined as biochemical loss by ESHRE. Once ultrasound or histological evidence shows that a pregnancy has existed, the term used is clinical miscarriage, which can be "early" or "late". Spontaneous fetal termination after 20 weeks of gestation is known as a stillbirth. The term miscarriage is sometimes used to refer to all forms of pregnancy loss and pregnancy with abortive outcomes before 20 weeks of gestation.

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Different from: abortion
stillbirth
Q23929609
Subclass of: pregnancy with abortive outcome
reproductive system symptom
1
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1.Stated in Symptom OntologyRetrieved 2020-11-22
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complications of pregnancy
ICPC 2 ID: W82
Facet of: women's health

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