ABORTUS


Meaning of ABORTUS in English

/euh bawr"teuhs/ , n. , pl. abortuses .

1. Med.

a. immature placental or fetal tissue prematurely passed or curetted.

b. an aborted fetus.

[ abor ( iri ) to miscarry (see ABORT) + -tus suffix of v. action ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .