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abortion noun

  /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/
  • An induced abortion.
 aborto, aborto inducido
  • (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.]
 aborto
  • (figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. [from 16th c.]
 aborto, engendro

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.]
 aborto

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.]
 abortar

abortive adjective

  /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/ , /əˈbɔː.tɪv/
  • (obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural. [c. 1400–mid 1700s]
  • (medicine, pharmaceutical effect, rare) Causing abortion; abortifacient.
 abortivo
  • Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. [from late 1500s].
 fracasado, frustrado, malogrado

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.]
  • (obsolete) A medicine that causes abortion, an abortifacient.
 abortivo

abortional adjective

  /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩.l̩/
  • (rare) Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
 abortivo

aborted adjective

  /əˈbɔɹtɪd/
  • Brought forth prematurely.
  • Checked in normal development at an early stage.
  • (biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.
 abortado
abortion clinic
abortorio
abortion of quadruped
abortón
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