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Meaning
Noun
●
In Medicine & Abortion:
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
.
●
In Abortion:
An
aborted
foetus
; an abortus.
●
A
misshapen
person or
thing
; a monstrosity.
●
Failure or
abandonment
of a project,
promise
,
goal
etc.
●
In Biology & Abortion:
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.
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Origin
abortion
English
abortio
Latin
aborior
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Aborticide
Feticide
Foeticide
Termination
Miscarriage
Misbirth
Abort
Abortus
Embryoctony
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Rhymes
Portion
Abortion
Proportion
Purportion
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