spontaneous abortion

US/spɔnˈteɪ.ni.jəs əˈboɹ.ʃɪn/US/- əˈboɹ.ʃən/

noun

A miscarriage.

Meanings

nounspontaneous abortion (countable and uncountable, plural spontaneous abortions)

plural spontaneous abortions

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA miscarriage.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna natural loss of the products of conception

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spontaneous abortion,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spontaneous%20abortion.

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