English Dictionary
Definition of “abortion”
abortion (əˈbɔːʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- an operation or other procedure to terminate pregnancy before the fetus is viable
- the premature termination of pregnancy by spontaneous or induced expulsion of a nonviable fetus from the uterus
- the products of abortion; an aborted fetus
- the arrest of development of an organ
- a failure to develop to completion or maturity ⇒
the project proved an abortion
- a person or thing that is deformed
Alternative Forms
aˈbortional adjective
Translations
- British English:
abortion
An abortion is a medical operation in which a pregnancy is deliberately ended and the baby is not born alive.His girlfriend had an abortion.əˈbɔːʃən NOUN His girlfriend had an abortion.
- Spanish:
aborto
nm
- French:
avortement
nm
- German:
Schwangerschaftsabbruch
nm Schwangerschaftsabbrüche
- Chinese: 堕胎 n
- Arabic: إِجْهاض n
- Portuguese: aborto nm
- Russian: аборт nm
- Croatian: pobačaj nm
- Czech: interupce nf
- Danish: abort nutr
- Dutch: abortus nm
- Finnish: abortti n
- Greek: έκτρωση nf
- Italian: aborto nm
- Japanese: 妊娠中絶 n
- Korean: 유산 n
- Norwegian: abort nm
- Polish: aborcja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: aborto nm
- European Spanish:
aborto
nm
- Swedish: abort nutr
- Thai: การทำแท้ง n
- Turkish: kürtaj n
- Vietnamese: sự phá thai n
Usage examples
Two women doctors with ready pens certified that I did not want an abortion.
Adair, Tom (Intro), Three Kinds of Kissing - Scottish Short Stories (1993)Under the terms under which abortion is legal in Britain, medical opinion takes precedence over moral principle.
Spiked (2002)He said that among the medical profession there was a greater degree of objection to abortion in Northern Ireland than in England or Wales.
Irish Times (2002)Squalor, fighting relatives, drunk parents, stupid leaders, bombs, terrorists, illegal abortion - want me to go on?
Glasgow Herald (2001)In the females foetal abnormalities sometimes resulting in abortion are symptoms of deficiency.
Mervyn, Leonard, Thorsons' Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals (1989)
