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Answer for the clue "A human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body ", 7 letters:
abortus

Word definitions for abortus in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An abortion. (First attested in the mid 19 th century.) (R:SOED5: page=7) 2 An aborted fetus, especially one aborted in early pregnancy. (First attested in the early 20 th century.)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
abortus \a*bort"us\ ([.a]*b[^o]rt"[u^]s), n. a fetus which has been aborted; same as abortion[2] .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body

Usage examples of abortus.

When Miss Wu asked what the medication was, the doctor replied that it was made from abortus, as it is called there, and placenta, and that it was very good for the skin.

It was Sandy Wan, the woman who would later help me track down the truth about the abortus vendors.

But now he realized that it must be only an abortus being used in some experiment.

Stillbirths, abortuses, and placentas are in hot demand at the BLI for the dozen or so groups doing hormone research.

But now he realized that it must be only an abortus being used in some experiment.

Riguardo agli aborti, di nuovo perché le ra­gazze si rifiutarono recisamente di rinunciare a qualcosa per cui avevano sudato non poco.