abortion : Idioms & Phrases

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abortion pill

  • noun 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
    mifepristone; RU 486.
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abortion-inducing drug

  • noun a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
    aborticide; abortifacient.
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contagious abortion

  • noun an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
    brucellosis; Bang's disease.
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habitual abortion

  • noun repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason)
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imminent abortion

  • noun the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception
    imminent abortion.
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incomplete abortion

  • noun termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception
    incomplete abortion.
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induced abortion

  • noun a deliberate termination of pregnancy
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partial abortion

  • noun termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception
    incomplete abortion.
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spontaneous abortion

  • noun a natural loss of the products of conception
    miscarriage; stillbirth.
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therapeutic abortion

  • noun a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened)
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threatened abortion

  • noun the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception
    imminent abortion.
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