abortus

Other forms: abortuses

Definitions of abortus
  1. noun
    a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body
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    type of:
    fetus, foetus
    an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
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