ABORTED

Etymology

Adjective

aborted (not comparable)

Brought forth prematurely.

Checked in normal development at an early stage.

(biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.

• Richard Owen

Verb

aborted

simple past tense and past participle of abort

Anagrams

• Bretado, borated, tabored, to-bread

Source: Wiktionary

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A*bort"ed, a.

1. Brought forth prematurely.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches. The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state. Owen.

ABORT

A*bort", v. i. Etym: [L. abortare, fr. abortus, p. p. of aboriri; ab + oriri to rise, to be born. See Orient.]

1. To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.

A*bort", n. Etym: [L. abortus, fr. aboriri.]

1. An untimely birth. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

2. An aborted offspring. [Obs.] Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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