MISSED LABOR
\mˈɪst lˈe͡ɪbə], \mˈɪst lˈeɪbə], \m_ˈɪ_s_t l_ˈeɪ_b_ə]\
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By William R. Warner
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retention of the dead fetus in utero after the cessation of the time of normal gestation.
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Cessation of labor-pains and retention of fetus.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A term used by Oldham to describe cases in which, at the natural term of pregnancy (whether intra-uterine or extra-uterine), uterine contractions set in, but, proving inadequate to expel the ovum, finally subside, leaving the ovum retained, generally to undergo mummification or some other form of degeneration.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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