Lexic.us

Definition of Aborted

1. a. Brought forth prematurely.

Definition of Aborted

1. Adjective. Brought forth prematurely. ¹

2. Adjective. (biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are ''aborted'' branches. ¹

3. Verb. (past of abort) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aborted

1. abort [v] - See also: abort

Medical Definition of Aborted

1. 1. Brought forth prematurely. 2. 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) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aborted

Literary usage of Aborted

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association by American Veterinary Medical Association. (1916)
"aborted six years ago; has had five living calves si reacted to first 3 ... aborted two years ago; has reacted to every test copt 5th Complement Fixation ..."

2. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1913)
"... THE aborted FORMS AND PRE-PARALYTIC STAGE OF ACUTE POLIOMYELITIS AS OBSERVED IN THE BUFFALO ... aborted ..."

3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1897)
"And here a peculiar fact shows itself, namely, that whereas during the first year no primiparae aborted, the number of these that subsequently aborted ..."

4. The Reign of Law by George Douglas Campbell Argyll (1873)
"These useless members, these rudimentary or aborted limbs which puzzled us so much, are parts of an universal Plan. On this plan the bony skeletons of all ..."

5. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1882)
"Report of Committee on an aborted Ovum. MR. HORNE read the following report on a ... We have examined the specimen of an aborted ovum referred to us by the ..."

6. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1859)
"On aborted Fevers. By Dr. W. STOKES, Dublin.—[In an interesting discourse on clinical medicine. Dr. Stokes gives out an opinion which may be novel to many, ..."

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