Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Aborted \A*bort"ed\, a.
   1. Brought forth prematurely.

   2. (Biol.) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked
      in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines
      are aborted branches.

            The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted
            in their mature state.                --Owen.