abortus

[uh-bawr-tuh s] /əˈbɔr təs/
noun, plural abortuses.
1.
Medicine/Medical.
  1. immature placental or fetal tissue prematurely passed or curetted.
  2. an aborted fetus.
Origin
< Neo-Latin, Latin: miscarriage, equivalent to abor(īrī) to miscarry (see abort) + -tus suffix of v. action
Examples from the web for abortus
  • The bacterium brucella abortus is the principal cause of brucellosis in cattle.
abortus in Medicine

abortus a·bor·tus (ə-bôr'təs)
n.
The product or products of an abortion.