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abortion noun

  /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/
  • An induced abortion.
  • (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.]
  • (biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. [from 18th c.]
 abort

abort verb

  /əˈbɔɹt/ , /əˈbɔːt/
  • (transitive, computing) To terminate a process prior to completion.
 avbryta, stoppa
  • (transitive, intransitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. [Attested since at least the 19th century.]
 abortera
  • (intransitive, biology) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
 förkrympa, rudimentär
  • (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.]
 missfall

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.]
 abort, missfall

aborted adjective

  /əˈbɔɹtɪd/
  • Brought forth prematurely.
 aborterad

abortive adjective

  /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/ , /əˈbɔː.tɪv/
  • (obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural. [c. 1400–mid 1700s]
  • (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).
 fosterfördrivande
  • Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. [from late 1500s].
 fruktlös

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.]
 avbrytande av havandeskap
abortion pill
abortpiller
spontaneous abortion
missfall
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