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Aborsive \A*bor"sive\ ([.a]*b[^o]r"s[i^]v), a. Abortive. [Obs.] --Fuller. [1913 Webster] more...
Abort \A*bort"\ ([.a]*b[^o]rt"), v. i. [L. abortare, fr. abortus, p. p. of aboriri; ab + oriri to rise, to be born. See Orient.] [1913 Webster] 1. To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile. [1913 Webster] 3. to stop, cease, or fail prior to normal completion. more...
Aborted \A*bort"ed\, a. 1. Brought forth prematurely. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches. [1913 Webster] 3. stopped prior to normal completion. [PJC] The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted more...
Aborticide \A*bor"ti*cide\ ([.a]*b[^o]r"t[i^]*s[imac]d), n. [L. abortus + caedere to kill. See Abort.] (Med.) The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide. [archaic] AS [1913 Webster]See also: Abort more...
Abortifacient \A*bor`ti*fa"cient\ ([.a]*b[^o]r`t[i^]*f[=a]"shent), a. [L. abortus (see Abort, v.) + faciens, p. pr. of facere to make.] Producing miscarriage. -- n. A drug or an agent that causes premature delivery. [1913 Webster]See also: Abort Abortive \A*bor"tive\, n. 1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A fruitless effort or issue. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) A medicine to which is attributed the more...
Abortion \A*bor"tion\ ([.a]*b[^o]r"sh[u^]n), n. [L. abortio, fr. aboriri. See Abort.] 1. The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage. [1913 Webster] 2. The immature product of an untimely birth; a fetus which has been delivered prematurely due to spontaneous or voluntary abortion, and is dead. [1913 Webster +PJC] more...
Abortional \A*bor"tion*al\, a. Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] more...