The 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.
Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
The womb.
The stomach.
The main curved portion of a knife blade.
The abdomen, especially a fat one.
The part of anything which resembles (either closely or abstractly) the human belly in protuberance or in concavity; often, the fundus (innermost part).
The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
The lower fuselage of an airplane.
To swell and become protuberant; to bulge or billow.
To cause to swell out; to fill.
To position one’s belly; to move on one’s belly.