Abortion vs. Miscarriage

Abortionnoun

(medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.

Abortionnoun

An aborted foetus; an abortus.

Abortionnoun

(figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.

Abortionnoun

(figuratively) Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.

Abortionnoun

(biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.

Abortionnoun

The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.

Abortionnoun

The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage.

Abortionnoun

The immature product of an untimely birth; a fetus which has been delivered prematurely due to spontaneous or voluntary abortion, and is dead.

Abortionnoun

Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.

Abortionnoun

Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt proved an abortion.

Abortionnoun

the removal of a fetus from the womb prior to normal delivery in a manner such as to cause the death of the fetus; also called voluntary abortion, or when performed by a physician, therapeutic abortion.

Abortionnoun

something considered to be a repulsive or monstrous variant of a normal object; a monstrosity.

Abortionnoun

termination of pregnancy

Abortionnoun

failure of a plan

Abortion

Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or and occurs in approximately 30% to 40% of pregnancies.

Miscarriagenoun

}} A failure; a mistake or error.

Miscarriagenoun

The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.

Miscarriagenoun

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.

Miscarriagenoun

Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and miscarriages of the righteous.

Miscarriagenoun

The act of bringing forth a child before the time it is viable; a premature birth, resulting in death of the fetus; spontaneous abortion.

Miscarriagenoun

failure of a plan

Miscarriagenoun

a natural loss of the products of conception

Miscarriage

Miscarriage, also known in medical terms as a spontaneous abortion and pregnancy loss, is the natural loss of an embryo or fetus before it is able to survive independently. Some use the cutoff of 20 weeks of gestation, after which fetal death is known as a stillbirth.