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Abortion

/əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.

📖 Definitions of "Abortion"

noun
  1. 1

    The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.

  2. 2

    An aborted foetus; an abortus.

  3. 3

    A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.

  4. 4

    Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.

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