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▸ noun: (now uncommon in general use) A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage.
▸ noun: An induced abortion.
▸ noun: (now rare) An aborted foetus; an abortus.
▸ noun: (figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
▸ noun: (figuratively) Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
▸ noun: (biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
▸ noun: The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
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miscarriage,
antiabortion,
abortionist,
contraception,
euthanasia,
infanticide,
abortifacient,
fetus,
feticide,
embryo,
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