单词 | abortion |
释义 | abortion (once / 776 pages) n Abortion is a surgical procedure that ends a pregnancy. In the United States, the public debate over a women's right to have an abortion is a complex and heated political issue. The words abort and abortion can also apply to non-pregnancy related topics. If you are in the middle of a jewel-heist and the alarm on the vault is tripped, you and your partners in crime might opt to abort the plan and run while you can, debating whether the plan's abortion was a good decision or not later. WORD FAMILYabortion: abortionist, abortions+/abort: aborted, aborting, abortion, abortive, aborts/abortionist: abortionists/abortive: abortively USAGE EXAMPLESWade, the 1973 decision that established a nationwide right to abortion. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) In a role-reversal that looks odd from a national perspective but makes sense in Louisiana, they say, in particular, that he formerly supported abortion. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) In most countries where abortion is illegal, only doctors who carry it out are punished. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) 1n termination of pregnancy Hypo|Hyper miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, stillbirth a natural loss of the products of conception induced abortiona deliberate termination of pregnancy habitual abortionrepeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason) imminent abortion, threatened abortionthe appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception incomplete abortion, partial abortiontermination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception aborticide, feticidethe act of destroying a fetus therapeutic abortiona legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened) suction curettage, vacuum aspirationa method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix conclusion, ending, termination the act of ending something 2n failure of a plan Syn|Hyper miscarriage failure an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose |
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