abortion
/əˈbɔːʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks流产, 堕胎：
concerns such as abortion and euthanasia
堕胎和安乐死一类引人关注的事
count noun illegal abortions.非法堕胎。
1.1
- the expulsion of a fetus from the womb by natural causes before it is able to survive independently流产, 小产。
1.2
- Biology the arrest of the development of an organ, typically a seed or fruit【生】（器官, 尤其是种子或水果的）败育, 停止发育。
2
- an object or undertaking regarded as unpleasant or badly made or carried out中途失败（或不成功）的事物。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin abortio（n-）, from aboriri 'miscarry' （see ABORT）.