abortion.
The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.
Meaning & usage
The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus. A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage.
The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus. An induced abortion.
Mary decided to have an abortion because she was too young to raise a baby.
An aborted foetus; an abortus.
A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
Where this word comes from
From Latin abortiōnem (“miscarriage, abortion”), from aborior (“to miscarry”). Equivalent to abort + -ion. Displaced native Old English ǣwyrp (literally “throwing out, rejection”).
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