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1. ăbortĭo, ōnis, f. [aborior, in the sense of misbirth], premature delivery, miscarriage, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 98; Cic. Clu. 12; Dig. 48, 19, 38, § 5.

2. ăbortĭo, īre, 4, v. n. [aborior, in the sense of misbirth] to miscarry, Vulg. Job, 21, 10; in Plin. 8, 51, 77, aboriendi is the true reading (Jan.).

* ăbortĭum, i, n., = abortio (eccl. Lat.).

ăbortīvus, a, um, adj. [abortio], pertaining to a premature delivery.

  1. I. Adj.
    1. A. Born prematurely = abortus: Sisyphus, * Hor. S. 1, 3, 46; cf. Juv. 2, 32: ovum, addled, Mart. 6, 93.
    2. B. That causes abortion: malvae, Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 226; so id. 24, 5, 11, § 18: sternuisse a coitu abortivum, id. 7, 6, 5, § 42.
  2. II. Subst.: ăbortīvum, i, n.
    1. A. An abortion, Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 150; Vulg. 1 Cor. 15, 8 al.
    2. B. (Sc. medicamentum.) A means of procuring abortion = abiga, Juv. 6, 368.