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abortion

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As a noun, abortion means the expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.

Meanings of abortion

7 meanings

noun

  1. medicineThe 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.

    “Mary decided to have an abortion because she was too young to raise a baby.”

  2. now rareAn aborted foetus; an abortus.

  3. figurativelyA misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.

  4. figurativelyFailure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.

  5. biologyArrest 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.

  7. Termination of pregnancy

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: failure of a plan
miscarriage

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