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abortus

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[uh-bawr-tuhs] / əˈbɔr təs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

plural

abortuses

  1. immature placental or fetal tissue prematurely passed or curetted.

  2. an aborted fetus.

Etymology

Origin of abortus

< New Latin, Latin: miscarriage, equivalent to abor ( īrī ) to miscarry ( abort ) + -tus suffix of v. action

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