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abortorium

/æbɔɹˈtɔːɹi.əm/US/æbɔɹˈtɔɹi.əm/

abortorium noun: a hospital or hospital department that specializes in abortions.

Noun

abortorium (plural abortoriums or abortoria)

  1. A hospital or hospital department that specializes in abortions.
    • A well-equipped abortorium was then visited. This consists of a suite of rooms on the first floor.1933, James Purves-Stewart, A physician's tour in soviet Russia, page 86
    Synonyms:
    abortion clinic

Synonyms of abortorium

Forms of abortorium

pluralabortoriums
pluralabortoria

Origin of abortorium

From abort. Compare auditorium, vomitorium. Possibly a borrowing of Russian абортарий (abortarij) or its variant аборторий (abortorij).

Questions about abortorium

What does abortorium mean?
Abortorium means a hospital or hospital department that specializes in abortions.
What part of speech is abortorium?
Abortorium is a noun.
How do you pronounce abortorium?
Abortorium is pronounced /æbɔɹˈtɔɹi.əm/ (US).
What is the plural of abortorium?
The plural of abortorium is abortoriums.

Words near abortorium in the dictionary

  1. abortment
  2. abortments
  3. abortogenic
  4. abortogenics
  5. abortoria
  6. abortorium
  7. abortoriums
  8. aborts
  9. abortuaries
  10. abortuary
  11. abortus

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