miscarriage
noun
mis·car·riage
ˌmis-ˈker-ij 
-ˈka-rij,
ˈmis-ˌker-ij,
-ˌka-rij
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
Examples of miscarriage in a Sentence
a woman who has suffered multiple miscarriages
a high risk of miscarriage
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Identifying Fetal Demise The standard of care for second-trimester miscarriage or rupture of membranes prior to fetal viability is to offer patients a dilation and evacuation or an induction to end the pregnancy — even if there is still a fetal heartbeat.
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Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 20 Feb. 2025
On the Wednesday, Jan. 29 episode of The Viall Files podcast, which Joy and Viall cohost together, the couple shared that Joy was actively experiencing a miscarriage.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Our first pregnancy ended at seven weeks in a miscarriage, which started during a visit to my mother-in-law’s home.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
The implications of personhood are radical–ranging from eliminating in vitro fertilization (IVF) to prosecuting miscarriages, to embryos being able to have standing in court.
—Ilyse Hogue, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
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Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 20 Feb. 2025
On the Wednesday, Jan. 29 episode of The Viall Files podcast, which Joy and Viall cohost together, the couple shared that Joy was actively experiencing a miscarriage.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Our first pregnancy ended at seven weeks in a miscarriage, which started during a visit to my mother-in-law’s home.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
The implications of personhood are radical–ranging from eliminating in vitro fertilization (IVF) to prosecuting miscarriages, to embryos being able to have standing in court.
—Ilyse Hogue, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Miscarriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscarriage. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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miscarriage
noun
mis·car·riage
mis-ˈkar-ij
1
: bad management
especially
: a failure in the administration of justice
2
: the accidental separation of an unborn child from the body of its mother before it is capable of living independently : loss of an unborn child through premature birth
Medical Definition
miscarriage
noun
mis·car·riage
mis-ˈkar-ij
: spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation compare abortion sense 1a
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