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abortion | aborted |

In biology|lang=en terms the difference between abortion and aborted

is that abortion is (biology) arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed while aborted is (biology) rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches.

As a noun abortion

is (medicine|or|dated) the cessation of pregnancy or fetal development:.

As an adjective aborted is

brought forth prematurely.

As a verb aborted is

(abort).

abortion

English

(wikipedia abortion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine, or, dated) The cessation of pregnancy or fetal development:
  • # (medicine, or, dated) a miscarriage.
  • # (still current) an induced abortion.
  • # The act of inducing the cessation of pregnancy.
  • (dated) The immature product of an untimely birth.
  • A monstrosity; a misshapen person.
  • (figuratively) Failure of a promise or a goal.
  • (biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
  • Any fruit or produce which is interrupted in its progress before it is matured or perfect; an idea, project, or anything that does not come to maturity.
  • * {{quote-book, date = 1800-09-23
    • , title = Letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush , first = Thomas , last = Jefferson , authorlink = Thomas Jefferson , url = http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mtj:@field(DOCID+@lit(tj090069)) , passage = The returning good sense of our country threatens abortion to their hopes, & they believe that any portion of power confided to me, will be exerted in opposition to their schemes. }}
  • (chiefly, arts) Something ugly, an artistic atrocity.
  • * 1846 , , Pictures from Italy , [http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=text&offset=269656481&textreg=2&query=abortion&id=DicPict Chapter 10].
    • Insomuch that I do honestly believe, there can be no place in the world, where such intolerable abortions , begotten of the sculptor’s chisel, are to be found in such profusion, as in Rome.
  • The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
  • An unpleasant or poorly executed idea or project.
  • * 1999', "foo...@my-deja.com", ''Menace is AN '''ABORTION OF A MOVIE'' (on newsgroup ''alt.fan.starwars )
  • * 2000 , "Jules", please dont buy beacon cd'' (on newsgroup ''alt.fan.allman-brothers )
    • Dickey on his own manages to turn a simple bo diddley 1-2-3-4 into an absolute abortion of a song.
  • * 2003 , David Kerekes, Headpress 24: Powered by Love (page 133)
    • an absolute abortion of a book

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * abortionist * abortion clinic * abortion doctor * abortion drug * abortion method * abortion on demand * abortion on request * abortion pill * abortion provider * abortion rights, abortion-rights * anti-abortion, antiabortion * anti-abortionism, anti-abortionism * anti-abortionist, antiabortionist * back alley abortion, back-alley abortion * back-street abortion, backstreet abortion * backyard abortion, back-yard abortion * contagious abortion * early abortion * elective abortion * habitual abortion * hysterotomy abortion * incomplete abortion * induced abortion * infectious abortion * late-term abortion * medical abortion * partial-birth abortion, partial birth abortion * post-abortion, postabortion * pre-abortion, preabortion * pro-abortion, proabortion * pro-abortionism, proabortionism * pro-abortionist, proabortionist * sex-selective abortion * spontaneous abortion * surgical abortion * therapeutic abortion * threatened abortion * unsafe abortion * vacuum aspiration abortion

    See also

    * filicide, infanticide, neonaticide, prolicide

    External links

    * (wikipedia "abortion")

    Anagrams

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    aborted

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Brought forth prematurely.
  • (biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches.
    • "The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state." -.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (abort)

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