abortion

/əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

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.

An aborted foetus; an abortus.

A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.

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

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

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

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