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abortion
Ending or loss of a pregnancy, either spontaneous or induced, before fetal viability. 
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
Formal
recurrent abortion
Formal
spontaneous abortion
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

aborto

Valenciano

avortament
Associated concepts
Presents the symptom
vaginal bleeding
abdominal pain
uterine cramping
vaginal bleeding; cramping
Type of
pregnancy outcome/interruption
May cause
hemorrhage
infection
retained products of conception
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