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Miscarriage

Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination.

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Abortion 76% connected

The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriag…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Failure 76% connected

Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.

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Abort 74% connected

To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Abort 74% connected

To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Abortion 92% connected

The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriag…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stillbirth 92% connected

The birth of a dead fetus.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Spontaneous abortion noun · 86% connection

a natural loss of the products of conception

Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Medicine and healthcare, Law, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Acceptance noun · 78% connection

(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

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Contract noun · 78% connection

a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

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Accouchement noun · 78% connection

the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Act of God noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law.
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Adenomyosis noun · 78% connection

the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Antenatal adjective · 78% connection

occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care"

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Antepartum adjective · 78% connection

occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care"

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Catamenia noun · 78% connection

the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to e…

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Change of life noun · 78% connection

the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Childbearing noun · 78% connection

the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Childbirth noun · 78% connection

the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Climacteric noun · 78% connection

the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Contraception noun · 78% connection

birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Contraceptive method noun · 78% connection

birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Eclampsia noun · 78% connection

a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Endometriosis noun · 78% connection

the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Fetus noun · 78% connection

an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Accident noun · 78% connection

Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event;…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: unfortunate, event, issue, undertaking, failure.
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Adventure noun · 78% connection

The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issu…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: unfortunate, event, issue, undertaking, failure.
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Attain verb · 78% connection

To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to gain; to compass; as, to attain rest.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: unfortunate, event, issue, undertaking, failure.
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Chance noun · 78% connection

The supposed effect of such an agent; something that befalls, as the result of unknown or unconsidered forces; the issue of uncertain…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: unfortunate, event, issue, undertaking, failure.
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Collapse noun · 78% connection

A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: unfortunate, event, issue, undertaking, failure.
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Crownet noun · 78% connection

The ultimate end and result of an undertaking; a chief end.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: unfortunate, event, issue, undertaking, failure.
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Deal noun · 78% connection

An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; -- applied to stock speculations and political barga…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: unfortunate, event, issue, undertaking, failure.
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Default noun · 78% connection

A neglect of, or failure to take, some step necessary to secure the benefit of law, as a failure to appear in court at a day assigned,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: unfortunate, event, issue, undertaking, failure.
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Die noun · 78% connection

A metal or plate (often one of a pair) so cut or shaped as to give a certain desired form to, or impress any desired device on, an obj…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: unfortunate, event, issue, undertaking, failure.
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Disaster noun · 78% connection

An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: unfortunate, event, issue, undertaking, failure.
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Disastrous adjective · 78% connection

Attended with suffering or disaster; very unfortunate; calamitous; ill-fated; as, a disastrous day; a disastrous termination of an und…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: unfortunate, event, issue, undertaking, failure.
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End noun · 78% connection

Point beyond which no procession can be made; conclusion; issue; result, whether successful or otherwise; conclusive event; consequenc…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: unfortunate, event, issue, undertaking, failure.
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