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fetal death rate — fetal mortality rate the ratio of the number of fetal deaths in one year to the total number of both live births and fetal deaths in that year. Cf. fetal death ratio … Medical dictionary
fetal death early — fetal death occurring during the first 20 weeks of gestation … Medical dictionary
fetal death intermediate — fetal death occurring during the twenty first to twenty eighth weeks of gestation … Medical dictionary
fetal death late — fetal death occurring after 28 weeks of gestation … Medical dictionary
fetal death ratio — the ratio of fetal deaths in one year to the number of live births in that year. Cf. fetal death rate … Medical dictionary
fetal death — The death of a child not yet born. Death in utero of a fetus weighing 500 grams or more. This weight corresponds roughly to a fetus of twenty weeks or more (gestational age), i.e. a viable fetus. Death is defined in the following context: after… … Black's law dictionary
fetal death — The death of a child not yet born. Death in utero of a fetus weighing 500 grams or more. This weight corresponds roughly to a fetus of twenty weeks or more (gestational age), i.e. a viable fetus. Death is defined in the following context: after… … Black's law dictionary
Fetal distress — Compromise of the fetus during the antepartum period (before labor) or intrapartum period (birth process). The term fetal distress is commonly used to describe fetal hypoxia (low oxygen levels in the fetus). The concern with fetal hypoxia is it… … Medical dictionary
death — The cessation of life. In lower multicellular organisms, d. is a gradual process at the cellular level, because tissues vary in their ability to withstand deprivation of oxygen; in higher organisms, a cessation of integrated tissue and organ… … Medical dictionary
Death of Linda Norgrove — Aid worker Linda Norgrove, North East Afghanistan Linda Norgrove, a Scottish aid worker, and three Afghan colleagues we … Wikipedia
