Feticide
[fee-tuh-sahyd] /ˈfi təˌsaɪd/
noun
1.
the act of destroying a or causing an abortion.
/ˈfiːtɪˌsaɪd/
noun
1.
the destruction of a fetus in the uterus; aborticide
n.
also foeticide, 1844; see fetus + -cide.
feticide fe·ti·cide (fē’tĭ-sīd’)
n.
Destruction of the embryo or fetus in the uterus. Also called embryoctony.
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