ăbortīvus, a, um, adj. [abortio], pertaining to a premature delivery.
I Adj.
A Born prematurely = abortus: Sisyphus, * Hor. S. 1, 3, 46; cf. Juv. 2, 32: ovum, addled , Mart. 6, 93.—
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.—
II Subst.: ăbortīvum , i, n.
A An abortion , Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 150; Vulg. 1 Cor. 15, 8 al.—
B (Sc. medicamentum.) A means of procuring abortion = abiga, Juv. 6, 368.