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Aborticide

//əˈbɔɹ.tɪˌsaɪd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide. countable, uncountable

    "As physician I frequently find it helpful to express some of my views regarding prognosis, aborticide, euthanasia, organ transplant, and similar medical exertion of mine, including that of my well-intentioned fellow-man."

  2. 2
    the act of destroying a fetus wordnet
  3. 3
    An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion wordnet

Etymology

From abortion + -cide (“killing; killer”).

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