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[uh–bawr-shuhn]/ əˈbɔr ʃən /
noun
- Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- any of various surgical methods for terminating a pregnancy, especially during the first six months.
- Also called spontaneous abortion. miscarriage.
- an immature and nonviable fetus.
- abortus.
- any malformed or monstrous person, thing, etc.
- Biology. the arrested development of an embryo or an organ at a more or less early stage.
- the stopping of an illness, infection, etc., at a very early stage.
- Informal.
- shambles; mess.
- anything that fails to develop, progress, or mature, as a design or project.
