Meaning Of The Word Abortion

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Abortion Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Abortion?

abortion
variable noun: If a woman has an abortion, she ends her pregnancy deliberately so that the baby is not born alive.

abortion in American English
any spontaneous expulsion of an embryo or a fetus before it is sufficiently developed to survive; miscarriage
noun: the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy

abortion in British English
noun: an operation or other procedure to terminate pregnancy before the fetus is viable

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