abortus

[ uh-bawr-tuh s ]

/ əˈbɔr təs /

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noun, plural a·bor·tus·es. Medicine/Medical.

immature placental or fetal tissue prematurely passed or curetted.

an aborted fetus.

Nearby words

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Origin of abortus

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

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Examples from the Web for abortus

We have therefore suggested the name Bacillus (or Bacterium) abortus, Bang, for this organism.
Contagious Abortion of Cows|Ward J. MacNeal
The term "abortus," being in the genitive case, may be employed with either generic term.
Contagious Abortion of Cows|Ward J. MacNeal

Medicine definitions for abortus

abortus

[ ə-bôr′təs ]

n.

The product or products of an abortion.

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