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English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /θɛɹ.əˈpju.tɪk əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/
Noun
therapeutic abortion (countable and uncountable, plural therapeutic abortions)
- (medicine) An abortion indicated by need for the health of the mother or due to the inviable nature of the fetus.
Antonyms
References
- Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 7