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medical abortion
Induced abortion carried out by using medication to end a pregnancy and promote the expulsion of the uterine contents, rather than by a surgical or procedural method.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Fertility problems
Level of specialization High
Definition source Medlineplus
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Specific to one sex Yes
Variants
Hypernym
Formal
Synonym
medical termination of pregnancy
Formal
medication abortion
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

aborto farmacológico

Valenciano

avortament farmacològic
Associated concepts
Type of
induced abortion
May cause
vomiting
abdominal and pelvic pain
infection
diarrhoea
persistent bleeding
Caused by
administration of abortion medication
Examples
Early medical abortion is an option available up to 9 weeks into a pregnancy.
It is important to note that various factors, including study design, definitions of success, and prior experience with medical abortion may influence success rates. 
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
 early medical abortion 
WITH NOUNS
medical abortion care | medical abortion services | medical abortion complications