miscarriage in Portuguese

miscarriage in Portuguese is aborto espontâneo, aborto — miscarriage means the loss of a pregnancy before the baby can survive outside the womb.

miscarriage in Portuguese

aborto espontâneo

noun

(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]

aborto

noun

(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]

What does "miscarriage" mean?

noun The loss of a pregnancy before the baby can survive outside the womb.
"She was devastated after suffering a miscarriage in her first trimester."
noun A failure of something, especially a plan or process, to work as intended — most often used in the fixed phrase "miscarriage of justice."
"New DNA evidence proved it had been a shocking miscarriage of justice."

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