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noun
A surgical or medicinal procedure that terminates a pregnancy by removing the fetus; a therapeutic abortion. It is a way to prevent or mitigate maternal injury or illness and/or a non-contraceptive form of birth control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: abortion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abortion
noun
a deliberate termination of pregnancy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abortion
Narrower terms: aborticide, feticide, therapeutic abortion, suction curettage, vacuum aspiration
History
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