abortus
[uh-bawr-tuh s]
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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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We have therefore suggested the name Bacillus (or Bacterium) abortus, Bang, for this organism.
Contagious Abortion of CowsWard J. MacNeal
The term "abortus," being in the genitive case, may be employed with either generic term.
Contagious Abortion of CowsWard J. MacNeal
abortus
[ə-bôr′təs]
n.
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