abortive

abortive definition - medical

a·bor·tive (ə-bôrˈtĭv)

adjective
  1. Not reaching completion, as of a disease subsiding before it has finished its course.
  2. Partially or imperfectly developed; rudimentary.
  3. Abortifacient.

Related Forms:

  • a·borˈtive·ly adverb

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