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abortion

/əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/
noun
  1. 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.

  2. An aborted foetus; an abortus.

  3. A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.

Synonymsaborticide, embryoctony, feticide, foeticide, pregnancy, termination

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