abortional
adj. C2 Proficiency abor·tion·al
adj. relating to the early stages of a pregnancy or the act of stopping a process before it is finished.
adj. relating to the early stages of pregnancy or the premature termination of a process. Often used in medical or technical contexts to describe incomplete or early-stage development.
The doctor discussed abortional care with the patient.
The mission was aborted after a minor technical failure during the abortional phase of the launch.
While the term is primarily medical, it can also describe any abortional attempt to complete a task that fails before reaching its final objective.
From abortion + -al.