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abortion

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

abortion expulsion of the products of conception before the embryo or fetus is viable. Any interruption of human pregnancy prior to the 28th week is known as abortion. The term spontaneous abortion, or miscarriage, is used to signify delivery of a nonviable embryo or fetus due to fetal or maternal factors, as opposed to purposely induced abortion. Therapeutic abortion is an induced abortion performed to preserve the health or life of the mother.

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abortion
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

a·bor·tion / əˈbôr sh ən / • n. the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. ∎  the expulsion of a fetus from the uterus by natural causes before it is able to ...

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failure
The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English

failure noun   1. the failure of their attempt synonyms : nonsuccess, lack of success, nonfulfillment, abortion, miscarriage, defeat, frustration, collapse, foundering, misfiring, coming to nothing, fizzling out. See fail verb 1.   2. their plan was a failure ...

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