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aborticide

noun
/əˈbɔɹ.tɪˌsaɪd/US

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from abortiō — “miscarriage, abortion”
  2. suffixed as aborticide — “abortion + cide”

Definitions

  1. The act of destroying a fetus in the womb

    The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.

    • 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.
    • "From today onwards", he legislated, "a woman's infidelity to her husband shall be a sin tantamount to aborticide, an evil that will engender misery.
    • "Aborticide is the basis of God's judgment on America," he says, "because the blood cries out from the ground."

  2. An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus)

    An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA