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fe⋅ti⋅cide

  [fee-tuh-sahyd]
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–noun
the act of destroying a fetus or causing an abortion.
Also, foeticide.

Origin:
1835–45; fet(us) + -i- + -cide

Related forms:
fe⋅ti⋅cid⋅al, adjective
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fe·ti·cide   (fē'tĭ-sīd')   
n.  Intentional destruction of a human fetus.
fe'ti·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj.
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Feticide

Fe"ti*cide\ (? or ?), n. [Written also f[oe]ticide.] [Fetus + L. caedere to kill.] (Med. & Law) The act of killing the fetus in the womb; the offense of procuring an abortion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: fe·ti·cide
Pronunciation: 'fE-t&-"sId
Function: noun
: the act of causing the death of a fetus
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: fe·ti·cide
Variant: or chiefly British foe·ti·cide /'fEt-&-"sId/
Function: noun
: the action orprocess of causing the death of a fetus —fe·ti·ci·dal or chiefly British foe·ti·ci·dal /"fEt-&-'sId-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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feticide fe·ti·cide (fē'tĭ-sīd')
n.
Destruction of the embryo or fetus in the uterus. Also called embryoctony.

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