Definition of Abortion

Noun: abortion  u'bor-shun

1. A deliberate termination of pregnancy
   - induced abortion, termination
    
2. (medicine) the cessation of pregnancy or foetal development; a miscarriage
    
3. Failure of a plan
   - miscarriage
    
4. (biology) an early stop to the development of an organ, so that it is not fully formed or is absorbed
    
5. Something ugly or badly made; a useless failure

See also:
aborting
abortionist

Anagrams containing the word abortion

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