The difference between Aborticide and Abortion

When used as nouns, aborticide means the act of destroying a fetus in the womb, whereas abortion means the expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.

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  1. Aborticide as a noun:

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

  2. Aborticide as a noun:

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

  1. Abortion as a noun (medicine):

    The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.

  2. Abortion as a noun (now, rare):

    An aborted foetus; an abortus.

  3. Abortion as a noun (figuratively):

    A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.

  4. Abortion as a noun (figuratively):

    Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.

  5. Abortion as a noun (biology):

    Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.

  6. Abortion as a noun:

    The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.

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