abortus
Americannoun
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immature placental or fetal tissue prematurely passed or curetted.
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an aborted fetus.
Etymology
Origin of abortus
< New Latin, Latin: miscarriage, equivalent to abor ( īrī ) to miscarry ( see abort) + -tus suffix of v. action
Example Sentences
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Per the organization, these illnesses are attributed to a variety of pathogens, including: Escherichia coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and Brucella abortus.
From Salon • Jul. 16, 2023
If cattle were to become infected with the highly contagious Brucella abortus bacterium, it would result in a lockdown of the animals.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023
Irradiated chickens with no bursae produced no antibodies when injected with either bovine serum albumin, a protein derived from cattle, or the bacterium Brucella abortus.
From Nature • Jan. 5, 2015
Bacterium abortus of Bang is now generally recognized as the causative agent of the disease of cattle.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
The term "abortus," being in the genitive case, may be employed with either generic term.
From Contagious Abortion of Cows by MacNeal, Ward J.
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