induced abortion
Noun
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A deliberate termination of pregnancy (synset 100232028)
is a type of: abortion - termination of pregnancysubtypes:
- aborticide, feticide - the act of destroying a fetus
- therapeutic abortion - a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened)
- suction curettage, vacuum aspiration - a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix
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