What is to become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile called?
abort — (Biol.) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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