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Miscarriage - Glossary

Written by - Dr. Trupti Shirole, BAMS, CGO

Medically Reviewed by - The Medindia Medical Review Team

Last Updated on Sep 26, 2014

Glossary

Trimester - The nine months of pregnancy is divided into full trimesters of 3 months each by doctors.

Immune system - A natural system in the body to fight what is not self or infection.

Published on Sep 26, 2014
Last Updated on Sep 26, 2014

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