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Stillbirth

The birth of a dead fetus.

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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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Miscarriage 92% connected

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

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

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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

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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

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Acquired immunity noun · 78% connection

immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of…

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Beat verb · 78% connection

A cheat or swindler of the lowest grade; -- often emphasized by dead; as, a dead beat.

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Birth noun · 78% connection

the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a…

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Born verb · 78% connection

Having from birth a certain character; by or from birth; by nature; innate; as, a born liar.

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Carcass noun · 78% connection

A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.

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Caul noun · 78% connection

A part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the fetus, which sometimes is round the head of a child at its birth.

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Congenital adjective · 78% connection

Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a congenital de…

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Dead adjective · 78% connection

Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: birth, dead, fetus.
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Delivery noun · 78% connection

The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes.

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Dirige noun · 78% connection

A service for the dead, in the Roman Catholic Church, being the first antiphon of Matins for the dead, of which Dirige is the first wo…

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Embryo noun · 78% connection

The young of an animal in the womb, or more specifically, before its parts are developed and it becomes a fetus (see Fetus).

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