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Topic Overview

Abortion

An abortion is a medical procedure to end a pregnancy. It uses medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus.

Maternal Child HealthReproductive

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Definition

An abortion is a medical procedure to end a pregnancy. It uses medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus.

Concept record

Canonical title
Abortion
Alphabetical key
A
Category
Maternal Child Health
Content type
Topic Overview
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations
Induced Abortion
Article status
Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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