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Stillbirth \Still"birth`\, n.
1. The birth of a dead fetus.
[1913 Webster]
2. a fetus which was born dead. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Stillbirth
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stillbirth — 1785, from STILL (Cf. still) (adj.) + BIRTH (Cf. birth) … Etymology dictionary
stillbirth — ► NOUN ▪ the birth of an infant that has died in the womb … English terms dictionary
stillbirth — [stil′bʉrth΄] n. 1. the birth of a stillborn fetus 2. a stillborn fetus … English World dictionary
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Stillbirth — The tragic birth of a dead baby, the delivery of a fetus that has died before birth. There is no possibility of resuscitation. The word stillbirth is a fusion of still in the now obsolete sense of dead and birth = dead birth. The distinction… … Medical dictionary
stillbirth — n. birth of a fetus that shows no evidence of life (heartbeat, respiration, or independent movement) at any time later than 24 weeks after conception. Under the Stillbirth (Definition) Act 1992, there is a legal obligation to notify all… … The new mediacal dictionary
stillbirth — UK [ˈstɪlˌbɜː(r)θ] / US [ˈstɪlˌbɜrθ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms stillbirth : singular stillbirth plural stillbirths a birth in which the baby is born dead … English dictionary
stillbirth — noun The birth of a dead fetus. The delivery of an infant which is dead at birth. Each year, approximately a million pregnancies in the United States end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of the newborn child. See Also: stillborn … Wiktionary
stillbirth — [[t]stɪ̱lbɜː(r)θ[/t]] stillbirths N VAR A stillbirth is the birth of a dead baby … English dictionary
Stillbirth Remembrance Day — In the United States and Canada, Stillbirth Remembrance Day is a day set aside each year to honor and remember babies that have been stillborn. In many cases, this definition is expanded to include babies lost to miscarriage, SIDS, and… … Wikipedia
