abortion
/əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/IPA: /AH0 B AO1 R SH AH0 N/
noun
- 1
The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.
- 2
An aborted foetus; an abortus.
- 3
A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
- 4
Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
- 5
Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
- 6
The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
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