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Definition of Induced abortion
1. Noun. A deliberate termination of pregnancy.
Specialized synonyms: Aborticide, Feticide, Therapeutic Abortion, Suction Curettage, Vacuum Aspiration
Definition of Induced abortion
1. Noun. A surgical or medicinal procedure that terminates a pregnancy by removing the fetus; a therapeutic abortion. It is a non-contraceptive form of birth control. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Induced abortion
1. An abortion brought on purposefully by drugs or mechanical means. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Induced Abortion
Literary usage of Induced abortion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"At one extreme are those who believe that tuberculosis is never an indication
for induced abortion, while at the other extreme are those who consider ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1865)
"In regard to the recovery of the patients who have been the subjects of induced
abortion, general experience, according to our author, shows it to be, ..."
3. Gynecology, obstetrics, menopause by A H P Leuf (1902)
"induced abortion AND THE PHYSICIAN'S RELATION THERETO. Dr. Henry T. By ford1
makes some remarks upon this subject that are refreshingly virile, honest, ..."
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