a|bor|tion

a|bor|tion
a|bor|tion «uh BR shuhn», noun.
1. a) (in mammals) birth that occurs before the embryo has developed enough to live, usually during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy; miscarriage. b) the inducing of premature delivery in order to destroy offspring.
2. a) the failure of anything to develop properly or to be completed; imperfect development. b) anything that fails to develop properly, such as an animal, a plan or project, or a building.
3. Biology. a) the failure of an organ to develop beyond an early stage. b) an imperfectly developed organ.
╂[< Latin abortiō, -ōnis < aborīrī; see etym. under abort (Cf. ↑abort)]

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