| abortion, missed | The retention in the uterus of a dead foetus two months or more after its death. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| missed abortion | An abortion in which the foetus dies in utero but the product of conception is retained in utero for two months or longer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| missed labour | Brief uterine contractions which do not lead to labour and expulsion of the infant, but which cease, resulting in the indefinite retention of the foetus (usually lifeless) either in utero or extrauterine, e.g., in the abdominal cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| missed period | The failure of menstruation to occur in any month at the expected time. (05 Mar 2000) |