abortti — meaning in English

English meaning

• abortion noun The deliberate ending of a pregnancy before the foetus can survive on its own.
• abortive adj Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
• termination noun The act of ending something, or the state of having ended.

Senses

abortti is used for these senses in English:

• abortion An induced abortion.
• abortion (medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.[from 16th c.]
• abortion (figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. [from 16th c.]
• abortion (biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. [from 18th c.]
• abortive (obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the mid 18th century.]
• termination (medical) An induced abortion.

abortion — full definition

1. noun The deliberate ending of a pregnancy before the foetus can survive on its own.
2. noun A pregnancy that ends naturally and too early to produce a surviving baby; a miscarriage.
3. noun The failure or collapse of a plan, project, or process partway through.

abortive — full definition

1. adj Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
2. adj Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. .
3. adj Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
4. adj Causing abortion; abortifacient.

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