| abortionist | One who interrupts a pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| abortive | 1. Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child. 2. Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum. 3. Rendering fruitless or ineffectual. "Plunged in that abortive gulf." 4. Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt. "An abortive enterprise." 5. <biology> Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc. 6. <medicine> Causing abortion; as, abortive medicines. Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever. Origin: L. Abortivus, fr. Aboriri. See Abort. 1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. 2. A fruitless effort or issue. 3. A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| abortive neurofibromatosis | incomplete neurofibromatosis |
| abortive transduction | Transduction in which the genetic fragment from the donor bacterium is not integrated in the genome of the recipient bacterium, and, when the latter divides, is transmitted to only one of the daughter cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abortively | In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| abortus | Any product (or all products) of an abortion. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abortus bacillus | A species of the genus brucella whose natural hosts are cattle and other bovidae. Other mammals, including man, may be infected. Abortion and placentitis are frequently produced in the pregnant animal. (12 Dec 1998) |