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In [[obstetrics]], '''spontaneous abortion''' is "expulsion of the product of [[fertilization]] before completing the term of [[gestation]] and without deliberate interference."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
In [[obstetrics]], '''spontaneous abortion''', also called '''miscarriage''', is "expulsion of the product of [[fertilization]] before completing the term of [[gestation]] and without deliberate interference."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>


[[Habitual abortion]] is the occurrence of three or more spontaneous abortions.
[[Habitual abortion]] is the occurrence of three or more spontaneous abortions.

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In obstetrics, spontaneous abortion, also called miscarriage, is "expulsion of the product of fertilization before completing the term of gestation and without deliberate interference."[1]

Habitual abortion is the occurrence of three or more spontaneous abortions.

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