abortion
91Abortion, recurrent — The occurrence of 3 or more miscarriages (which are medically termed spontaneous abortions ) with no intervening pregnancies. Recurrent abortion (or, as it is sometimes called, habitual abortion) is a form of infertility. It may be due to… …
92abortion 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 • Syn: ↑mifepristone, ↑RU 486 • Usage… …
93abortion-inducing drug — noun a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion • Syn: ↑abortifacient, ↑aborticide • Derivationally related forms: ↑abortifacient (for: ↑abortifacient) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
94abortion-on-demand — /euh bawr sheuhn on di mand , mahnd , awn /, n. 1. the right of a woman to have an abortion during the first six months of a pregnancy. 2. an abortion performed on a woman solely at her own request. [1970 75] …
95abortion pill — noun Date: 1979 a drug taken orally to induce abortion especially early in pregnancy; especially RU 486 …
96Abortion in Iceland — Iceland was the second country in the world, after Russia in 1920, to legalise abortion in 1935. References …
97Abortion in Malta — In 1981, abortion in Malta was completely banned, changing a prior law which allowed it to be performed to save the lives of pregnant women.Fact|date=August 2008 …
98abortion pill — /əˈbɔʃən pɪl/ (say uh bawshuhn pil) noun a pill used to bring about an abortion, such as one containing mifepristone …
99abortion — n. [L. abortus, premature birth] Arrest or failure of development of any entity or normally present part or organ rendering it unfit for normal function …
100Abortion — Abort (fachsprachlich); Schwangerschaftsunterbrechung; Schwangerschaftsabbruch; Abtreibung …
