abortion

a·bor·tion

 (ə-bôr′shən)

n.

1.

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

b. Any of various procedures that result 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. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) an operation or other procedure to terminate pregnancy before the fetus is viable

2. (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. (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

aˈbortional adj

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a•bor•tion

(əˈbɔr ʃən)

n.

1. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.

2. any of various procedures for terminating a pregnancy.

3. Also called spontaneous abortion. miscarriage (def. 1).

4. an immature and nonviable fetus.

5. a malformed or monstrous person or thing.

6. the arrested development of an embryo or an organ at a more or less early stage.

7. the stopping of an illness, infection, etc., at a very early stage.

8. anything that fails to develop, progress, or mature.

[1540–50; < Latin]

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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.

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abortion

The termination of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable (able to survive outside the uterus).

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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

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Translations

إِجْهاضإجْهَاض

interrupcepotrat

abort

AbtreibungFehlgeburtSchwangerschaftsabbruch

έκτρωσηεξάμβλωμαάμβλωσηαποβολήέκτρωμα

abortoengendro

aborttikeskenmenoraskaudenkeskeytys

avortementavorton

pobačaj

abortusz

fóstureyîing

abortofallitofare abortirefare fallireabortivo

妊娠中絶

유산

abortas

abortusmisbakselmiskraamabortie

abortfosterfordrivelse

aborcja

aborto

abandonembriongermen

аборт

potrat

splav

abort

การทำแท้ง

kürtajçocuk aldırma

sự phá thai

堕胎流产

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 pillabortion 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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abort

(əˈboːt) verb

1. to lose or bring about the loss of (an unborn child) from the womb. aborteer يُجْهِض помятам abortar potratit abtreiben abortere κάνω έκτρωση abortar rasedust katkestama, aborti tegema سقط کردن abortoida avorter לְהַפִּיל עוּבָּר गर्भपात होना pobaciti elvetél gugur missa fóstur; valda fósturláti hjá abortire 流産する 유산하다 persileisti, nutraukti nėštumą izdarīt abortu; priekšlaicīgi dzemdēt gugur aborterenabortere; framkalle abortporonić, wymusić poronienie ماشوم د مور په نس كى مخكى له زيږيدنى څخه له منځه وړل abortar a avorta иметь выкидыш;делать аборт potratiť splaviti pobaciti få missfall, abortera แท้งลูก kürtaj yapmak, çocuk aldırmak 墮掉(胎兒) викидати, передчасно народжувати ہونا اسقاط sẩy thai; phá thai 早产，流产，堕胎

2. (of a plan etc) to (cause to) come to nothing. staak يُوقِف، يُلغِي претърпявам неуспех abortar pokazit se, zmařit fehlschlagen abortere ματαιώνω, ματαιώνομαι hacer abortar nurjama; luhta minema بی نتیجه کردن keskeyttää faire avorter לְבַטֵל अधूरा छोड़ देना napustiti semmi sem lesz belőle menggugurkan hætta við abortire 失敗させる (계획 등이) 실패하다, 중단되다 sužlugdyti, sužlugti ciest neveiksmi henti mislopenikke bli til noe zarzucać, rezygnować z بې نتيجى كول abortar a eşua срываться zmariť, zaraziť izjaloviti prekinuti pre vremena misslyckas, gå om intet ไม่เป็นผล boşa çıkarmak, yarıda bırakmak (導致)失敗 зазнати невдачі ختم ، بے نتیجہ bỏ dở 失败

3. to stop or abandon (a space mission, eg the firing of a rocket) before it is completed. staak يُبطل، يُلغي، يُوقِف не успявам да завърша abortar přerušit abbrechen afbryde διακόπτωabortar, interrumpir katkestama متوقف کردن keskeyttää interrompre לְהַפסִיק पूरा होने से पहले किसी काम का परित्याग कर देना odustati elhalaszt membatalkan stöðva í miðju kafi interrompere 中止する (로켓 발사 등을) 중지하다 atšaukti, atsisakyti pārtraukt meninggalkan afbrekenavbrytezaniechać درول abortar a între­rupe приостанавливать prerušiť, zastaviť, predčasne ukončiť prekiniti, opustiti prekinuti avbryta ยกเลิกก่อนปฏิบัติการเสร็จสมบูรณ์ durdurmak 中止，取消 аварійне припинення роботи نامکمل طور پر روک دینا ngừng 中止，夭折

aˈbortion (-ʃən) noun

aborsie إجْهَاض аборт aborto potrat Abtreibung abort έκτρωσηaborto abort سقط جنین abortti avortementהפלה गर्भपात pobačaj (el)vetélés, abortusz pengguguran fóstureyðing aborto 流産 낙태, 유산 abortas aborts; neveiksme pengguguran abortusabort, fosterfordrivelse sztuczne poronienie ماشوم د مور په نس كى مخكى له زيږيدنى څخه له منځه وړل aborto avort аборт; выкидыш potrat splav prekid missfall, abort, misslyckande การทำแท้ง; การยกเลิก kürtaj, çocuk aldırma 墮胎 викидень; аборт اسقاط sự sẩy thai 流产，堕胎

aˈbortive (-tiv) adjective

unsuccessful. an abortive attempt to climb the mountain. vrugteloos فَاشِل неуспешен fracassado neúspěšný, nezdařený fehlgeschlagen fejlslagen; mislykket; forfejlet ανεπιτυχής, ατελέσφοροςfracasado äpardunud, nurjunud بی حاصل epäonnistunut ratéכושל निष्फल neuspio sikertelen gagal árangurslaus fallito 失敗の 실패한, 수포로 돌아간 nepavykęs neveiksmīgs kegagalan misluktforgjevesnieudany, poroniony ناكام fracassado eşu­at, ratat неудачный neúspešný neuspešen neuspeo misslyckad ซึ่งไร้ผล başarısız, yarıda kalmış (中途)失敗的 невдалий; неплідний خام کارانہ ، کچے پن سے sớm thất bại 失败的

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abortion

→ إِجْهاض interrupce 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

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a·bor·tion

n. aborto, interrupción prematura del embarazo.

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abortion

n aborto provocado or inducido, aborto, interrupción voluntaria del embarazo; habitual — aborto habitual; incomplete — aborto incompleto; partial birth — aborto por nacimiento parcial; spontaneous — aborto espontáneo; therapeutic — aborto terapéutico; threatened — amenaza de aborto; to have an — tener un aborto

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