förkrympa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abort verb To stop an action, plan, or process before it is finished, usually because of a problem.
Senses
förkrympa is used for these senses in English:
- abort (intransitive, biology) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
abort — full definition
- verb To stop an action, plan, or process before it is finished, usually because of a problem.
- verb (medical) To end a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb.