| abortion |
the loss of a pregnancy by artificial or natural means. The lay public often refers to "abortion" as any artificial means to induce the loss of a pregnancy. Physicians and midwives refer to this type of abortion as "therapeutic abortion" or "elective abortion". Physicians and midwives also refer to miscarriages as "spontaneous", "threatened" or "incomplete" abortions.
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| abort |
The unintentional premature termination of a process or program in an electronic environment caused by operator, software, or system error or miscommunication.
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| abortion |
Expulsion of the fetus (or fetuses) by a pregnant female before the normal end of a pregnancy.
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| abortion |
The termination of a pregnancy and expulsion of the contents of the uterus. This can occur either by induction or spontaneously (when it is known as a miscarriage)
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| abortifacient |
A substance which causes or promotes abortion.
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