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abortus

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abortus /abor·tus/ (ah-bor´tus) a fetus weighing less than 500 g or having completed less than 20 weeks gestational age at the time of expulsion from the uterus, having no chance of survival.
a·bor·tus (-bôrts)
n.
The product or products of an abortion.

abortus
[əbôr′təs]
any incompletely developed fetus that results from an abortion, particularly one weighing less than 500 g.

abortus [ah-bor´tus]
a dead fetus or one that is nonviable (defined as one weighing less than 500 g at birth).

abortus
a dead or nonviable fetus.


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Humans usually contract the Brucella bacteria from unpasteurised milk and cheese, however zebras, antelope and other South African fauna can carry a species that causes spontaneous abortions, Brucella abortus.
It is caused by infection with the bacteria Brucella abortus, and is characterised by abortion after the fifth month of pregnancy.
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