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a·bor·tion
(ə-bôr′shən)n.
1.
a. Induced termination of a pregnancy with destruction of the embryo or fetus.
b. Any of various procedures that result in the termination of a pregnancy. Also called induced abortion.
2. See miscarriage.
3. Cessation of normal growth, especially of an organ or other body part, prior to full development or maturation.
4. The premature ending or abandonment of an undertaking.
5. Something that is regarded as poorly made or done.
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abortion
(əˈbɔːʃən)n
1. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) an operation or other procedure to terminate pregnancy before the fetus is viable
2. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) the premature termination of pregnancy by spontaneous or induced expulsion of a nonviable fetus from the uterus
3. (Medicine) the products of abortion; an aborted fetus
4. (Biology) the arrest of development of an organ
5. a failure to develop to completion or maturity: the project proved an abortion.
6. a person or thing that is deformed
aˈbortional adj
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a•bor•tion
(əˈbɔr ʃən)n.
1. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
2. any of various procedures for terminating a pregnancy.
3. Also called spontaneous abortion. miscarriage (def. 1).
4. an immature and nonviable fetus.
5. a malformed or monstrous person or thing.
6. the arrested development of an embryo or an organ at a more or less early stage.
7. the stopping of an illness, infection, etc., at a very early stage.
8. anything that fails to develop, progress, or mature.
[1540–50; < Latin]
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Abortion
1. destruction of a fetus. Also called feticide.
2. that which produces an abortion; an abortifacient
2. that which produces an abortion; an abortifacient
Cf. aborticide, 2.
the killing of a fetus; especially illegal abortion. Also called aborticide. — feticidal, foeticidal, adj.
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abortion
The termination of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable (able to survive outside the uterus).
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Noun 1. [画像:abortion - termination of pregnancy]abortion - termination of pregnancy
induced abortion - a deliberate termination of pregnancy
2. [画像:abortion - failure of a plan]abortion - failure of a plan
failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"
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abortion
noun
1. termination, miscarriage, feticide, aborticide, deliberate miscarriage They had been going out a year when she had an abortion.
2. failure, disappointment, fiasco, misadventure, monstrosity, vain effort the abortion of the original nuclear project
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Translations
إِجْهاض إجْهَاض
interrupcepotrat
abort
aborttikeskenmenoraskaudenkeskeytys
pobačaj
abortusz
fóstureyîing
妊娠中絶
유산
abortas
abandonembriongermen
potrat
splav
abort
การทําแท้ง
kürtaj çocuk aldırma
sự phá thai
abortion
[əˈbɔːʃən]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
abortion
[əˈbɔːrʃən] modif [bill, law] → sur l'avortement; [counselling] → sur l'avortement abortion clinic, abortion pillabortion clinic n → clinique f d'avortement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
abortion
n → Schwangerschaftsabbruch m, → Abtreibung f (pej); (= miscarriage) → Fehlgeburt f, → Abort m (form); (fig: of plan, project etc) → Fehlschlag m, → Reinfall m (inf); (pej, = person) → Missgeburt f (pej); to get or have an abortion → abtreiben lassen, eine Abtreibung vornehmen lassen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
abortion
[əˈbɔːʃ/ən] n (Med) → abortoto have an abortion (termination) → abortire (miscarriage) → avere un aborto (spontaneo)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
abort
(əˈboːt) verb1. to lose or bring about the loss of (an unborn child) from the womb. aborteer يُجْهِض помятам abortar potratit abtreiben abortere κάνω έκτρωση abortar rasedust katkestama, aborti tegema سقط کردن abortoida avorter לְהַפִּיל עוּבָּר गर्भपात होना pobaciti elvetél gugur missa fóstur; valda fósturláti hjá abortire 流産する 유산하다 persileisti, nutraukti nėštumą izdarīt abortu; priekšlaicīgi dzemdēt gugur aborteren abortere; framkalle abort poronić, wymusić poronienie ماشوم د مور په نس كى مخكى له زيږيدنى څخه له منځه وړل abortar a avorta иметь выкидыш;делать аборт potratiť splaviti pobaciti få missfall, abortera แท้งลูก kürtaj yapmak, çocuk aldırmak 墮掉(胎兒) викидати, передчасно народжувати ہونا اسقاط sẩy thai; phá thai 早产,流产,堕胎
2. (of a plan etc) to (cause to) come to nothing. staak يُوقِف، يُلغِي претърпявам неуспех abortar pokazit se, zmařit fehlschlagen abortere ματαιώνω, ματαιώνομαι hacer abortar nurjama; luhta minema بی نتیجه کردن keskeyttää faire avorter לְבַטֵל अधूरा छोड़ देना napustiti semmi sem lesz belőle menggugurkan hætta við abortire 失敗させる (계획 등이) 실패하다, 중단되다 sužlugdyti, sužlugti ciest neveiksmi henti mislopen ikke bli til noe zarzucać, rezygnować z بې نتيجى كول abortar a eşua срываться zmariť, zaraziť izjaloviti prekinuti pre vremena misslyckas, gå om intet ไม่เป็นผล boşa çıkarmak, yarıda bırakmak (導致)失敗 зазнати невдачі ختم ، بے نتیجہ bỏ dở 失败
3. to stop or abandon (a space mission, eg the firing of a rocket) before it is completed. staak يُبطل، يُلغي، يُوقِف не успявам да завърша abortar přerušit abbrechen afbryde διακόπτω abortar, interrumpir katkestama متوقف کردن keskeyttää interrompre לְהַפסִיק पूरा होने से पहले किसी काम का परित्याग कर देना odustati elhalaszt membatalkan stöðva í miðju kafi interrompere 中止する (로켓 발사 등을) 중지하다 atšaukti, atsisakyti pārtraukt meninggalkan afbreken avbryte zaniechać درول abortar a întrerupe приостанавливать prerušiť, zastaviť, predčasne ukončiť prekiniti, opustiti prekinuti avbryta ยกเลิกก่อนปฏิบัติการเสร็จสมบูรณ์ durdurmak 中止,取消 аварійне припинення роботи نامکمل طور پر روک دینا ngừng 中止,夭折
aˈbortion (-ʃən) noun aborsie إجْهَاض аборт aborto potrat Abtreibung abort έκτρωση aborto abort سقط جنین abortti avortement הפלה गर्भपात pobačaj (el)vetélés, abortusz pengguguran fóstureyðing aborto 流産 낙태, 유산 abortas aborts; neveiksme pengguguran abortus abort, fosterfordrivelse sztuczne poronienie ماشوم د مور په نس كى مخكى له زيږيدنى څخه له منځه وړل aborto avort аборт; выкидыш potrat splav prekid missfall, abort, misslyckande การทําแท้ง; การยกเลิก kürtaj, çocuk aldırma 墮胎 викидень; аборт اسقاط sự sẩy thai 流产,堕胎
aˈbortive (-tiv) adjective unsuccessful. an abortive attempt to climb the mountain. vrugteloos فَاشِل неуспешен fracassado neúspěšný, nezdařený fehlgeschlagen fejlslagen; mislykket; forfejlet ανεπιτυχής, ατελέσφορος fracasado äpardunud, nurjunud بی حاصل epäonnistunut raté כושל निष्फल neuspio sikertelen gagal árangurslaus fallito 失敗の 실패한, 수포로 돌아간 nepavykęs neveiksmīgs kegagalan mislukt forgjeves nieudany, poroniony ناكام fracassado eşuat, ratat неудачный neúspešný neuspešen neuspeo misslyckad ซึ่งไร้ผล başarısız, yarıda kalmış (中途)失敗的 невдалий; неплідний خام کارانہ ، کچے پن سے sớm thất bại 失败的
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abortion
→ إِجْهاض interrupce abort Schwangerschaftsabbruch έκτρωση aborto abortti avortement pobačaj aborto 妊娠中絶 유산 abortus abort aborcja aborto аборт abort การทําแท้ง kürtaj sự phá thai 堕胎Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
a·bor·tion
n. aborto, interrupción prematura del embarazo.
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abortion
n aborto provocado or inducido, aborto, interrupción voluntaria del embarazo; habitual — aborto habitual; incomplete — aborto incompleto; partial birth — aborto por nacimiento parcial; spontaneous — aborto espontáneo; therapeutic — aborto terapéutico; threatened — amenaza de aborto; to have an — tener un abortoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.