noun The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage. An induced abortion.
Mary decided to have an abortion because she was too young to raise a baby.
noun A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage.
noun An induced abortion.
Mary decided to have an abortion because she was too young to raise a baby.
noun An aborted foetus; an abortus.
noun A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
noun Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
noun Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
noun The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.