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maternal death

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process; obstetric death.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 孕產婦死亡 /孕产妇死亡 (yùnchǎnfù sǐwáng) — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • Dutch: zwangerschapsdood — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • Finnish: äitiyskuolema — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • French: mort de grossesse — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • French: mort obstétrique — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • German: Schwangerschaftstod — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • Greek: μαιευτικός θάνατος (maieftikós thánatos) — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • Italian: morte osterica — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • Japanese: 妊娠の死 (ninshin no shi) — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • Korean: 산과 죽음 (san'gwa jugeum) — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • Latin: mors gestationalis — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • Latin: mortis gestationalis — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • Latin: mortes gestationales — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • Latin: mortium gestationalium — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • Portuguese: mortalidade materna — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • Russian: смерть при ро́дах (smertʹ pri ródax) — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
  • Spanish: muerte obstétrica — death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process