abortion

a·bor·tion  (-bôrshn)

n.

1.

a. Induced termination of a pregnancy with destruction of the embryo or fetus.

b. Any of various procedures resulting in the termination of a pregnancy. Also called induced abortion.

2. See miscarriage.

3. Cessation of normal growth, especially of an organ or other body part, prior to full development or maturation.

4. The premature ending or abandonment of an undertaking.

5. Something that is regarded as poorly made or done.

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abortion [əˈbɔːʃən]

n

1. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) an operation or other procedure to terminate pregnancy before the fetus is viable

2. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) the premature termination of pregnancy by spontaneous or induced expulsion of a nonviable fetus from the uterus

3. (Medicine) the products of abortion; an aborted fetus

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the arrest of development of an organ

5. a failure to develop to completion or maturity the project proved an abortion

6. a person or thing that is deformed

abortional  adj

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abortion  (-bôrshn)

1. Induced termination of pregnancy, involving destruction of the embryo or fetus.

2. Any of various procedures that result in such termination.

3. Spontaneous abortion; miscarriage.

4. Cessation of a normal or abnormal process before completion.

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Abortion

See also birth; pregnancy

aborticide

1. destruction of a fetus. Also called feticide.
2. that which produces an abortion; an abortifacient

abortifacient

Cf. aborticide, 2.

feticide, foeticide

the killing of a fetus; especially illegal abortion. Also called aborticide. — feticidal, foeticidal, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abortion - termination of pregnancy             ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, miscarriage - a natural loss of the products of conception induced abortion - a deliberate termination of pregnancy
	2.	abortion - failure of a plan                     miscarriage failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"

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abortion

noun

1. termination, miscarriage, feticide, aborticide, deliberate miscarriage They had been going out a year when she had an abortion.

2. failure, disappointment, fiasco, misadventure, monstrosity, vain effort the abortion of the original nuclear project

Translations

abortion [əˈbɔːʃən]

A. N

1. (Med)

1.1. (= termination) → aborto m (provocado)
illegal abortion → aborto m ilegal
to have an abortion → hacerse un aborto, abortar(no de forma espontánea)
to perform or carry out an abortion → practicar un aborto

1.2. (frm) (also spontaneous abortion) → aborto m (espontáneo)

2. (= failure) → fracaso m, malogro m

B. CPD abortion clinic N → clínica f donde se practican abortos
abortion law N → ley f del aborto
abortion pill N → píldora f abortiva

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abortion [əˈbɔː^rʃ^ən]

n (MEDICINE) → avortement m
to have an abortion → se faire avorter anti-abortion

modif [bill, law] → sur l'avortement; [counselling] → sur l'avortement abortion clinic, abortion pill
abortion clinic n → clinique f d'avortement

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abortion

n → Schwangerschaftsabbruch m, → Abtreibung f (pej); (= miscarriage) → Fehlgeburt f, → Abort m (form); (fig: of plan, project etc) → Fehlschlag m, → Reinfall m (inf); (pej, = person) → Missgeburt f (pej); to get or have an abortion → abtreiben lassen, eine Abtreibung vornehmen lassen

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abortion [əˈbɔːʃ/ən] n (Med) → aborto
to have an abortion (termination) → abortire (miscarriage) → avere un aborto (spontaneo)

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abortion → إجهاض interupce abort Schwangerschaftsabbruch έκτρωση aborto abortti avortement pobačaj aborto 妊娠中絶 유산 abortus abort aborcja aborto аборт abort การทำแท้ง kürtaj sự phá thai 堕胎