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abortion noun

  /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/
  • An induced abortion.
 έκτρωση, άμβλωση
  • (medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.[from 16th c.]
  • (figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. [from 16th c.]
 έκτρωμα, έκτρωση
  • (biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. [from 18th c.]
 έκτρωση

abort verb

  /əˈbɔɹt/ , /əˈbɔːt/
  • (intransitive) To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
 διακόπτω

abortive

αμβλωτικός

abortive adjective

  /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/ , /əˈbɔː.tɪv/
  • (obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural. [c. 1400–mid 1700s]
  • Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. [from late 1500s].
  • (biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile. [from mid 1700s]
  • (medicine, pharmaceutical effect, rare) Causing abortion; abortifacient.
  • (medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
 άκαρπος

abortive noun

  /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/ , /əˈbɔː.tɪv/
  • (obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the mid 18th century.]
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