Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - abortion
Abortion
abortion
n. 1 the expulsion of a foetus (naturally or esp. by medical induction) from the womb before it is able to survive independently, esp. in the first 28 weeks of a human pregnancy. 2 a stunted or deformed creature or thing. 3 the failure of a project or an action. 4 Biol. the arrest of the development of an organ. Etymology: L abortio (as ABORT)
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noun Date: 1547 the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus: as, spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation, induced expulsion of a human fetus, expulsion of a fetus by a domestic animal often due to infection at any time before completion of pregnancy, monstrosity, arrest of development (as of a part or process) resulting in imperfection ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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