abortion

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Synonyms: adoration, portion, absorption, ablation, ablution, apertion, adoption, abaction, apportion, tortion, abortive

Antonyms: adoration, portion, absorption, ablation, ablution, apertion, adoption, abaction, apportion, tortion, abortive

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q8452}} {{lb|en|medicine}} The expulsion from the [[womb]] of a [[foetus]] or [[embryo]] before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|now|rare}} An aborted foetus; an [[abortus]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|figuratively}} A misshapen person or thing; a [[monstrosity]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Failure or [[abandonment]] of a project, promise, goal etc. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|biology}} Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an [[imperfect]] formation or is [[absorbed]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
6. The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.

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