| Descriptor English: | Fetal Death | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Muerte Fetal
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Morte Fetal | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Mort foetale | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Death, Fetal Deaths, Fetal Demise, Fetal Fetal Deaths Fetal Demise Fetal Mummification Mummification, Fetal |
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| Tree number(s): |
C12.050.703.223 C23.550.260.585 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005313 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Death of the developing young in utero. BIRTH of a dead FETUS is STILLBIRTH. |
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| Annotation: | use PERINATAL DEATH for death of a fetus of gestational age 28 weeks or more; do not confuse with FETAL MORTALITY, a statistical concept |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
ET etiology PC prevention & control |
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| Related: |
Abortion, Habitual
MeSH Embryo Loss MeSH Fetal Viability MeSH Perinatal Death MeSH Pregnancy Outcome MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 5424 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D005313 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2015/06/23 |
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Fetal Death
- Preferred
Fetal Mummification
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0008392 |
| Scope note | Death of the developing young in utero. BIRTH of a dead FETUS is STILLBIRTH. |
| Preferred term | Fetal Death |
| Entry term(s) |
Death, Fetal Deaths, Fetal Demise, Fetal Fetal Deaths Fetal Demise |
| Concept UI |
M0533952 |
| Scope note | Drying and shriveling of the fetus that sometimes occurs after the resorption of fluid following fetal death in veterinary animals. |
| Preferred term | Fetal Mummification |
| Entry term(s) |
Mummification, Fetal |
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