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aborticide

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A`bor´ti`cide    (å`bôr´tĭ`sīd)
n.1.(Med.) The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
aborticide
1. destruction of a fetus. Also called feticide.
2. that which produces an abortion; an abortifacient
See also: Abortion
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Noun1.aborticide - a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortionaborticide - a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug
abortion pill, mifepristone, RU 486 - an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
2.aborticide - the act of destroying a fetusaborticide - the act of destroying a fetus        
feticide
induced abortion - a deliberate termination of pregnancy
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