noun Download 🔗Share Abdominal muscle. Examples : "My grandmother uses her ab muscles to help her get up from the couch. " anatomy body physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (now rare outside medicine) To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely. Examples : "The cow seemed healthy, but sadly, she abed in the early weeks of her pregnancy. " medicine family sex biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. Examples : "The doctor decided to ab the pregnancy due to severe health risks to the mother. " medicine sex body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion. Examples : "The doctor confirmed the pregnancy test was positive, but sadly, she later experienced an abortion in her first trimester. " medicine physiology family body sex society law human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An aborted foetus; an abortus. Examples : "The pathology lab received several specimens, including an ab for testing and further analysis. " medicine body biology anatomy sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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