Medical Dictionary

aborticide

noun abor·ti·cide \ə-ˈbrt-ə-ˌsīd\

Medical Definition of ABORTICIDE

1
:  the act of destroying a fetus within the uterus
2
:  an agent that destroys the fetus and causes abortion

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