aborticide
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aborticide
(əˈbɔːtɪˌsaɪd)n
1. the killing of an unborn fetus
2. med another word for abortifacient
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aborticide
1. destruction of a fetus. Also called feticide.
2. that which produces an abortion; an abortifacient
See also: Abortion2. that which produces an abortion; an abortifacient
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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. | ![]() induced abortion - a deliberate termination of pregnancy |
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