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abortion noun

  /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/
  • (medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.[from 16th c.]
  • (biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. [from 18th c.]
 avortament, avort
  • An induced abortion.
 avortament, interrupció voluntària de l'embaràs, avort, avortament induït

abort noun

  /əˈbɔɹt/ , /əˈbɔːt/
  • (now, rare) The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
  • (obsolete) A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17th century.]
 avortament

abort verb

  /əˈbɔɹt/ , /əˈbɔːt/
  • (transitive, biology) To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
 avortar

aborted adjective

  /əˈbɔɹtɪd/
  • Brought forth prematurely.
 avortat

abortive adjective

  /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/ , /əˈbɔː.tɪv/
  • (medicine, pharmaceutical effect, rare) Causing abortion; abortifacient.
 abortiu, abortiva, avortiu, avortiva

abortive noun

  /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/ , /əˈbɔː.tɪv/
  • (obsolete) A medicine that causes abortion, an abortifacient.
 abortiu
abortion clinic
clínica d’avortament
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