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abortion
Medical ending of a pregnancy, either spontaneous or induced, before fetal viability. Induced abortion can be accomplished through medication or procedural methods.

Grammatical category Noun
Field Diagnostic tests
Level of specialization Medium
Definition source Medlineplus
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Specific to one sex Yes
Prevalence Woman
Variants
Hyponym
Formal
missed abortion
Formal
recurrent abortion
Formal
spontaneous abortion
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

aborto

Valenciano

avortament
Associated concepts
Type of
pregnancy outcome/interruption
May cause
pregnancy loss
Presents the symptom
vaginal bleeding; cramping
Caused by
chromosomal abnormalities; uterine abnormalities; infection; endocrine disorders
Examples
If the embryo is capable of an initial implantation but there is an altered endometrial decidualization and placentation, the pregnancy would not be viable and would result in abortion.
Spontaneous abortion, preterm delivery, malpresentation at delivery, low birth weight, and perinatal mortality rates are higher compared to pregnant women without congenital uterine abnormalities.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
spontaneous | recurrent | missed | induced | septic abortion
WITH NOUNS
abortion rate | abortion risk | abortion history | abortion case
WITH VERBS
have | undergo | report | prevent abortion