亚洲网紅露点

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miscarriage

[ mis-kar-ij; mis-kar-ij ]

noun

  1. the expulsion of a fetus before it is viable, especially between the third and seventh months of pregnancy; spontaneous abortion. Compare abortion ( def 1 ).
  2. failure to attain the just, right, or desired result:

    a miscarriage of justice.

  3. failure of something sent, as a letter, to reach its destination.
  4. Chiefly British. transportation of goods not in accordance with the contract of shipment.


miscarriage

/ 尘瑟蝉藞办忙谤瑟诲萧 /

noun

  1. 补濒蝉辞藞尘瑟蝉办忙谤- spontaneous expulsion of a fetus from the womb, esp prior to the 20th week of pregnancy
  2. an act of mismanagement or failure

    a miscarriage of justice

  3. the failure of freight to reach its destination
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

miscarriage

  1. The premature, spontaneous expulsion of the products of pregnancy from the uterus, usually in the first trimester.
  2. Also called spontaneous abortion

miscarriage

  1. A spontaneous and premature expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus before it is capable of surviving on its own.
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Notes

Generally, a miscarriage is a failure to achieve a desired end, as in a miscarriage of justice.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of miscarriage1

First recorded in 1605鈥15; mis- 1 + carriage
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"My main concern was for the baby 鈥 things like miscarriages and stillbirths or you can get birth defects," she said.

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Clinics can lower the risk of miscarriages among women age 40 from 50% to 10% by conducting genetic tests on embryos created with in vitro fertilization before they are implanted, she said.

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At the time of the couple's losses, the miscarriages were not officially recognised, because they occurred before 24 weeks of pregnancy.

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"My grandma actually had nine miscarriages," Lucy says.

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The scandal has been described as one of the widest miscarriages of justice in the UK, and was the subject of ITV drama "Mr Bates vs The Post Office".

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