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 hospital provides counseling and medical services related to pregnancies, including information about abortions. " medicine politics society law moral family body human sex right Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An aborted foetus; an abortus. Examples : "The hospital kept careful records of all abortions performed. " medicine body sex biology human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. Examples : "While cleaning out the attic, I found a collection of childhood drawings, mostly whimsical characters, but one stood out as a bizarre and unsettling creation, truly one of the artistic abortions I'd ever made. " inhuman negative thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc. Examples : "The company faced several abortions of its new product launch due to unexpected manufacturing problems. " outcome action plan Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. Examples : "The veterinarian explained that the calf's deformed leg was due to abortions in its development during gestation. " medicine organ body biology anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage. Examples : "The early abortions of the flu spreading through the office prevented a full-blown epidemic. " medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
