therapeutic abortion

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /θɛɹ.əˈpju.tɪk əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

Noun

therapeutic abortion (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

nontherapeutic abortion
elective abortion

References

Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 7

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