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abortus

abor·tus

US/əˈbɔɹ.təs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother''s body

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin abortus (“miscarriage”). Doublet of abort.

Phrases

  • abortus fever

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