Stillbirth


noun
1.
the birth of a dead child or organism.
2.
a fetus dead at birth.
noun
1.
birth of a dead fetus or baby
2.
a stillborn fetus or baby

stillbirth still·birth (stĭl’bûrth’)
n.

The birth of a dead child or fetus.

A child or fetus dead at birth.

stillbirth definition

The birth of a fetus that has died; particularly, birth of a fetus that has died in the uterus at a stage in development when an infant could survive on its own if born healthy.

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