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abortus
[ah-bor´tus]
a dead fetus or one that is nonviable (defined as one weighing less than 500 g at birth).
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. ©
2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

a·bor·tus
(ă-
bōr'tŭs), The plural of abortus is abortus, not aborti or aborta. There is no such word as aborta meaning'a
woman who has had an abortion'.
Any product (or all products) of an abortion.
[L.]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

abortus
/abor·tus/ (ah-bor´
tus) a fetus weighing less than 500 g or having completed less than 20 weeks gestationalage at the time
of expulsion from the uterus, having no chance of survival.
Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All
rights reserved.

abortus
[ə bôr′tə s]
any incompletely developed fetus that results from an abortion, particularly one weighing less than 500 g.
Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.

a·bor·tus
(ă-bōr'tŭs)
1. An aborted embryo or fetus and membranes.
2. Any product (or all products) of an abortion.
[L.]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

abortus
a dead or nonviable fetus.
Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 3 ed. © 2007 Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved