miscarriage

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

|Updated on: 7 Aug 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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Not everyone experiences grief in the same way following a miscarriage.

— korin miller, SELF, "After Multiple Miscarriages, Pregnant Jana Kramer Reflects on Her Grief," 13 July 2018
Some of those medical risks range from previous birth complications and miscarriages to autoimmune disease.

— brian sodoma, azcentral, "Lottery assists Arizona families in need," 9 July 2018
Each woman is given an online consultation with a licensed doctor before she is mailed the medications, typically mifepristone and misoprostol pills, that induce a miscarriage.

— josephine sedgwick, New York Times, "‘I Couldn’t Tell Anyone’: Women Around the World Reveal Intimate Stories of Abortion," 9 July 2018
Inbreeding also leads to higher miscarriage rates and decreased fertility in offspring.

— deutsche welle, USA TODAY, "Northern white rhino could be saved from extinction using embryos," 5 July 2018
Nearly 25 women are currently in jail after being convicted of aggravated or attempted homicide due to a miscarriage.

— refinery29.com, "What Will Happen If Abortion Is Banned In The U.S.? Just Look At These Countries.," 3 July 2018
In the mid-1990s, Check — who has a Ph.D. in reproductive biology as well as a medical degree — collaborated with Hungarian scientists to study why some women had repeated miscarriages.

— marie mccullough, Philly.com, "Can the abortion pill treat advanced lung cancer? This infertility expert wants to find out," 3 July 2018
But the drug is also used as a standard treatment during miscarriages to help speed the process of expelling nonviable tissue, as an alternative to surgery.

— robert langreth and aziza kasumov, chicagotribune.com, "Walgreens beefs up pharmacist training after woman denied drug after miscarriage," 26 June 2018
Two films featured a woman on the brink of suicide; another depicted a mother’s pain when a miscarriage coincides with her son’s birthday.

— sarah nechamkin, The Cut, "A Weekend for Female Directors in Brooklyn," 25 June 2018

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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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