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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An abortion.
2. 2
   a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body wordnet
3. 3
   An aborted fetus, especially one aborted in early pregnancy.

Synonyms

All synonyms

abortabortion

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin abortus (“miscarriage”). Doublet of abort.

Related phrases

abortus fever

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