surkastuminen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abortion noun The deliberate ending of a pregnancy before the fetus can survive on its own.
- atrophy noun The wasting away or weakening of a body part, usually a muscle or organ, from disease, injury, or lack of use.
- dystrophy noun A wasting of body tissues, caused either by a genetic condition or by poor or faulty nutrition.
Senses
surkastuminen is used for these senses in English:
- abortion (biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. [from 18th c.]
- atrophy (pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. [from early 17th c.]
- dystrophy A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.
abortion — full definition
- noun The deliberate ending of a pregnancy before the fetus can survive on its own.
- noun A pregnancy that ends naturally and too early to produce a surviving baby; a miscarriage.
- noun The failure or collapse of a plan, project, or process partway through.
atrophy — full definition
- noun The wasting away or weakening of a body part, usually a muscle or organ, from disease, injury, or lack of use.
- verb To waste away or grow weaker from lack of use.
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