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Abortion
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abortion
n.
premature termination of a pregnancy, miscarriage (caused by natural or artificial means); failure; premature termination (of a project, etc.); failure to develop (Biology)
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Abortion
Abortion is the ending of pregnancy by removing a fetus or embryo before it can survive outside the uterus. An abortion which occurs spontaneously is also known as a miscarriage. An abortion may be caused purposely and is then called an induced abortion, or less frequently, "induced miscarriage". The word abortion is often used to mean only induced abortions. A similar procedure after the fetus could potentially survive outside the womb is known as a "late termination of pregnancy".
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abortion
Noun
1. termination of pregnancy
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(hyponym) spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, stillbirth
(derivation) abort
2. failure of a plan
(synonym) miscarriage
(hypernym) failure
(derivation) abort
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abortion
n.
interrupce; samovolný potrat; justiční omyl
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abortion
Rzecz.
przerywanie ciąży; aborcja
