spontaneous abortion

noun

1. miscarriage ( def 1 ).

spontaneous abortion

/ spŏn-tā′nē-əs /

1. See miscarriage

spontaneous abortion

1. A miscarriage or stillbirth . ( See abortion .)(see also abortion .)

Example Sentences

The next day, the enforcer made the girl “to ingest pills designed to induce spontaneous abortion.”

From The Daily Beast

Some delicate ladies are perpetually liable to spontaneous abortion, before the third, or after the seventh, month of gestation.

From Project Gutenberg

Spontaneous abortion, provided that proper medical care is given, rarely results in sepsis.

From Project Gutenberg

When an abortion (or miscarriage) takes place by itself, without any outside aid, we call it spontaneous abortion.

From Project Gutenberg