胎たい児じ死し亡ぼう

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Meanings

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noun

fetal death; embryonic demise

Medical term for death of a fetus before delivery; used in clinical and public health contexts.

胎たい児じ死し亡ぼうの原げん因いんを調しらべるために、精せい密みつ検けん査さが行おこなわれた。
A detailed examination was conducted to investigate the cause of the fetal death.

胎womb, uterus

児newborn babe, child, young of animals

死death, die

亡deceased, the late, dying

Similar words

死し産ざん
死産 refers specifically to stillbirth (delivery of a dead fetus), while 胎児死亡 is the broader medical concept of fetal death, which may occur before labor.
流りゅう産ざん
流産 is miscarriage (spontaneous abortion), typically referring to early pregnancy loss, whereas 胎児死亡 can occur at any gestational age.

Etymology

Compound of 胎児 (fetus) and 死亡 (death). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.