What does "abortion" mean?
Abortion: The immature product of an untimely birth.
Additional senses
- 2.(Biol.) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
- 3.Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt. proved an abortiori.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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