abortion

/əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

IPA: /AH0 B AO1 R SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 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. 2

    An aborted foetus; an abortus.

  3. 3

    A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.

  4. 4

    Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.

  5. 5

    Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.

  6. 6

    The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abortion