The difference between Abortion and Embryoctony
When used as nouns, abortion means the expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus, whereas embryoctony means deliberate destruction of the unborn fetus.
check bellow for the other definitions of Abortion and Embryoctony
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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.
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Abortion as a noun (now, rare):
An aborted foetus; an abortus.
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Abortion as a noun (figuratively):
A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
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Abortion as a noun (figuratively):
Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
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Abortion as a noun (biology):
Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
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Abortion as a noun:
The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
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Embryoctony as a noun (medicine, dated):
Deliberate destruction of the unborn fetus; abortion.