induced abortion

English Thesaurus

1. a deliberate termination of pregnancy (noun.act)

hypernym	:	abortion,
definition	:	termination of pregnancy (noun.act)

hyponym	:	aborticide, feticide,
definition	:	the act of destroying a fetus (noun.act)

hyponym	:	therapeutic abortion,
definition	:	a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	suction curettage, vacuum aspiration,
definition	:	a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix (noun.act)