abortorium

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US/æbɔɹˈtɔɹi.əm//æbɔɹˈtɔːɹi.əm/

noun

A hospital or hospital department that specializes in abortions.

Similar
abortion clinic
OriginRussian абортарий →
First used First attested in the mid 20ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounabortorium (plural abortoriums or abortoria)

plural abortoriums · plural abortoria

  1. A hospital or hospital department that specializes in abortions.First known use First attested in the mid 20ᵗʰ century.

    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 & antonyms

nounA hospital or hospital department that specializes in abortions.

Similar
abortion clinic
Also see
abortion clinic

Origin

  1. Russianабортарий
  2. Englishabortorium

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

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APA

abortorium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortorium

MLA

“abortorium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortorium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abortorium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortorium.

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