abortus

[uh-bawr-tuh s]

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

immature placental or fetal tissue prematurely passed or curetted.
an aborted fetus.

Origin of abortus

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

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Historical Examples of 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

abortus in Medicine

abortus

[ə-bôr′təs]

n.

The product or products of an abortion.

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