#abortion termination of pregnancy
supertype: #termination__ending__conclusion the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
subtype: #spontaneous_abortion__spontaneousabortion__miscarriage__stillbirth a natural loss of the products of conception
subtype: #habitual_abortion repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason)
subtype: #imminent_abortion__threatened_abortion the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception
subtype: #incomplete_abortion__partial_abortion__partialabortion termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception
subtype: #induced_abortion__inducedabortion a deliberate termination of pregnancy
subtype: #aborticide__feticide the act of destroying a fetus
subtype: #therapeutic_abortion__therapeuticabortion a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened)
subtype: #suction_curettage__suctioncurettage__vacuum_aspiration 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
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