FETICIDE Meaning and
Definition
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Feticide, a term derived from the Latin words "fetus" and "caedere," refers to the act of intentionally causing the death of a fetus. It specifically pertains to the destruction or termination of a developing human embryo or fetus during pregnancy, typically resulting in the termination of a pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive outside the womb.
Feticide can occur through various means, such as through medical procedures like induced abortion or certain surgical interventions. Additionally, it can arise from criminal actions, such as physical attacks or assaults directly targeted at a pregnant woman with the intention of causing harm to the fetus, leading to its death.
The term is commonly used in legal and medical contexts to specifically differentiate the act of causing the death of a fetus from other forms of homicide or unlawful killings. Feticide laws differ across jurisdictions, and the term may carry different legal implications depending on particular legal frameworks.
The ethics and legality surrounding feticide continue to be subjects of debate and vary across cultures, societies, and legal systems. Discussions often revolve around the rights of the pregnant woman versus those of the developing fetus and the role of personal autonomy and reproductive rights.
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The destruction of the embryo or fetus in the uterus; induced abortion.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.
Common Misspellings for FETICIDE
- deticide
- ceticide
- veticide
- geticide
- teticide
- reticide
- fwticide
- fsticide
- fdticide
- frticide
- f4ticide
- f3ticide
- fericide
- feficide
- fegicide
- feyicide
- fe6icide
- fe5icide
- fetucide
Etymology of FETICIDE
The word "feticide" has Latin roots. It is derived from the Latin term "foetus", meaning "unborn child", and the suffix "-cide", which comes from the Latin word "caedere" meaning "to kill" or "to cut". Therefore, "feticide" literally means the act of killing or causing the death of an unborn child.
Similar spelling words for FETICIDE
- FADAST,
- Vetust,
- footiest,
- VDIST,
- FTSD10,
- VTSTO,
- phattest,
- faddist,
- fatcity,
- Foeticide,
- fideist,
- vetusta,
- futzed,
- Feudist,
- FDSDI,
- Vetoist,
- vedast,
- fittest,
- faddest,
- fiddioused,
- FADSID,
- fattist,
- viticide,
- FDSET,
- fightest,
- FTSDU,
- phytoseiidae,
- voodooist,
- Votist,
- voodouist,
- FDASD,
- FDAUSDA,
- VETST,
- Vitiosity,
- faddiest,
- survival-fittest,
- Vedist,
- VADST,
- phytocide,
- featest,
- vetest,
- viticeta,
- Vaticide,
- vuttiest,
- fattest,
- FTSD14,
- fattiest,
- photoset,
- vadosity,
- foodist,
- fadiest,
- FDISD.
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