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1.nounThe expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.
2.nounAn aborted foetus; an abortus.
3.nounA misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
4.nounFailure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
5.nounArrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
6.nounThe cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.