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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
Recent Examples of miscarriage from the Web
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Patty comes into the conversation because Cockrum is talking about her own two miscarriages.
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In one of the opera’s most powerful moments, director Jose Maria Condemi staged Frida’s miscarriage as a nightmarish scene with the Calaveras, a puppet on a stick and streams of red ribbons.
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Common symptoms include nausea, cramping and heavy bleeding, similar to what women experience during a miscarriage.
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Now the Oak Grove couple are helping other parents cope with miscarriage and stillbirth by making similar care packages and delivering them to Kansas City-area hospitals.
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CPCs also overemphasize the likelihood of miscarriage to discourage women from seeking abortion.
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This weekend, Jamie and Andy plan to deliver their first care package to one of Andy’s co-workers and his wife, who recently suffered a miscarriage.
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Don’t whine about some NCAA miscarriage of justice against Louisville, or that he’s being picked on and this is some unwarranted grease stain on his resume.
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Ginhoux and his colleagues also note that high levels of TNF-alpha are common in some types of miscarriage, gestational diabetes, and necrotizing enterocolitis, an out-of-control immune reaction that often afflicts premature infants.
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First Known Use of miscarriage
1640
MISCARRIAGE Defined for English Language Learners
miscarriage
playDefinition of miscarriage for English Language Learners
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medical : a condition in which a pregnancy ends too early and does not result in the birth of a live baby
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law : an unjust legal decision
Medical Dictionary
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See words that rhyme with miscarriage Spanish Central: Translation of miscarriage Nglish: Translation of miscarriage for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of miscarriage for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about miscarriage
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