abortus

Meanings

Plural: aborti, abortuses

Noun

a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body
An abortion.
An aborted fetus, especially one aborted in early pregnancy.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin abortus (“miscarriage”). Doublet of abort.

Synonyms

abort, abortion

Scrabble Score: 9

abortus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
abortus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
abortus is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

abortus is a valid Words With Friends word