ABORTION


Meaning of ABORTION in English

a ‧ bor ‧ tion /əˈbɔːʃ ə n $ əˈbɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun

[uncountable and countable] a medical operation to end a ↑ pregnancy so that the baby is not born alive SYN termination :

She decided to have an abortion.

anti-abortion campaigners

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.