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.
A surgical or medicinal procedure that terminates a pregnancy by removing the fetus; a therapeutic abortion. It is a non-contraceptive form of birth control.