miscarriage

noun mis·car·riage \ ˌmis-ˈker-ij , -ˈka-rij , ˈmis-ˌ \

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

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Definition of miscarriage

1 : corrupt or incompetent management; especially : a failure in the administration of justice

2 : spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation

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Examples of miscarriage in a Sentence

a woman who has suffered multiple miscarriages
a high risk of miscarriage

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The other chemical, NMP (or N-Methylpyrrolidone), can harm developing fetuses and has even been linked to miscarriages.

— sy mukherjee, Fortune, "Lowe's Is Dropping Certain Kinds of Paint Strippers Blamed for Cancer Deaths," 30 May 2018
Infections in pregnant women can cause other flu-like symptoms, including fatigue and muscle aches, and can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn, according to the CDC.

— gregory b. hladky, courant.com, "Stop & Shop Issues Recall for Listeria-Tainted Frozen Broccoli," 23 May 2018
After moving from India and living in Atlanta for more than a decade, his wife suffered multiple miscarriages and their hopes had begun to fade.

— keith bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, "He moved here from India searching for the American dream. Two months later, he was dead.," 10 May 2018
But the biggest risk comes for pregnant women who develop Zika: The disease can lead to miscarriage and cause serious birth defects like microcephaly, a potentially fatal brain condition.

— emma sarran webster, Allure, "What You Should Know About the Rise of Insect-Spread Diseases," 3 May 2018
Couples who had stored their eggs and embryos at the clinic had been trying for years to get pregnant, suffered multiple miscarriages or undergone cancer treatments that destroyed their fertility.

— Fox News, "Company: Storage tank didn't cause fertility clinic failure," 10 Apr. 2018
Poor women who suffer late-term miscarriages or stillbirths have been convicted of aggravated or attempted homicide in trials that seem to push them all down the same hall of mirrors.

— elisabeth malkin, New York Times, "They Were Jailed for Miscarriages. Now, Campaign Aims to End Abortion Ban.," 9 Apr. 2018
Some had been trying for years to get pregnant, suffered multiple miscarriages or undergone cancer treatments that destroyed their fertility.

— john seewer, chicagotribune.com, "Fertility clinic says alarm was off for failed tank that likely ruined frozen eggs, embryos," 28 Mar. 2018
Some had been trying for years to get pregnant, suffered multiple miscarriages or undergone cancer treatments that destroyed their fertility.

— CBS News, "Alarm system was off when embryo tank failed, Ohio fertility clinic says," 27 Mar. 2018

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MISCARRIAGE Defined for English Language Learners

miscarriage

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Definition of miscarriage for English Language Learners

medical : a condition in which a pregnancy ends too early and does not result in the birth of a live baby
law : an unjust legal decision

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miscarriage

noun mis·car·riage \ mis-ˈkar-ij \

medical Definition of miscarriage

: spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation — compare abortion 1a

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