nontherapeutic abortion

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /nɔnˌθɛɹ.əˈpju.tɪk əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

Noun

nontherapeutic abortion (countable and uncountable, plural nontherapeutic abortions)

1. (medicine) An abortion not required for medical reasons.

Antonyms

• therapeutic abortion

References

• Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 7