The difference between Abortion and Feticide
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 feticide means an abortion, specifically, the killing of a fetus.
check bellow for the other definitions of Abortion and Feticide
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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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Feticide as a noun:
An abortion, specifically, the killing of a fetus.
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Feticide as a noun:
One who kills a fetus.