Definition of Abortion
A`bor´tion
Pronunciation:
å`bôr´shŭn
n.
1.
The
act
of
giving
premature
birth
;
particularly
,
the
expulsion
of
the
human
fetus
prematurely
,
or
before
it
is
capable
of
sustaining
life
;
miscarriage
.
2.
The
immature
product
of
an
untimely
birth
;
a
fetus
which
has
been
delivered
prematurely
due
to
spontaneous
or
voluntary
abortion
,
and
is
dead
.
3.
(Biol.)
Arrest
of
development
of
any
organ
,
so
that
it
remains
an
imperfect
formation
or
is
absorbed
.
4.
Any
fruit
or
produce
that
does
not
come
to
maturity
,
or
anything
which
in
its
progress
,
before
it
is
matured
or
perfect
;
a
complete
failure
;
as
,
his
attempt
proved
an
abortion
.
5.
the
removal
of
a
fetus
from
the
womb
prior
to
normal
delivery
in
a
manner
such
as
to
cause
the
death
of
the
fetus
;
also
called
voluntary
abortion
,
or
when
performed
by
a
physician
,
therapeutic
abortion
.
6.
something
considered
to
be
a
repulsive
or
monstrous
variant
of
a
normal
object
;
a
monstrosity
.
Related Words
abort
,
failure
,
miscarriage
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