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abortion(dictionary)
Abortion(health)
abortion(dictionary)
abortion(encyclopedia)
Therapeutic abortion(health)
therapeutic abortion(medicine)
spontaneous abortion(medicine)
septic abortion(medicine)
missed abortion(medicine)

tribute (oh) and Abortion (medicine)


tribute (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: tributum, from tribuere 'to give out to the tribes, pay', from tribus; TRIBE]
something that you say, do, or give in order to express your respect or admiration for someone
::The players wore black armbands as a tribute to their late teammate.
::I'd like to pay tribute to (=praise and admire publicly) the party workers for all their hard work.
be a tribute to sb/sth
to be a clear sign of the good qualities that someone or something has
::It was a tribute to her teaching methods that so many children passed the test.
a payment of goods or money by one ruler or country to another more powerful one, especially in order to be protected
floral tribute
BrE flowers sent to a funeral

Abortion (medicine)


abortion


1. <obstetrics> The premature expulsion from the uterus of the products of conception of the embryo or of a nonviable foetus. The four classic symptoms, usually present in each type of abortion, are uterine contractions, uterine haemorrhage, softening and dilatation of the cervix and presentation or expulsion of all or part of the products of conception.

The expulsion or removal of an embryo or foetus from the mother prematurely, this can be done as an artificial procedure, but it often happens naturally when the mother's body expels the foetus because it has died, has genetic or developmental defects, or because of infection or illness in the mother. Natural abortions are typically called miscarriages. Medically-induced abortions, which can be completed with surgery or with hormone drugs, are performed because the foetus is unwanted, deformed, not likely to live, or endangers the mother's life or Health.

2. The premature stoppage of a natural or a pathological process.

Origin: L. Abortio


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