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partial-birth abortion

partial-birth abortion noun: intact dilation and extraction.

Noun

partial-birth abortion (plural partial-birth abortions)

  1. (US, colloquial) Intact dilation and extraction.

Forms of partial-birth abortion

pluralpartial-birth abortions

Questions about partial-birth abortion

What does partial-birth abortion mean?
Partial-birth abortion means intact dilation and extraction.
What part of speech is partial-birth abortion?
Partial-birth abortion is a noun.
What is the plural of partial-birth abortion?
The plural of partial-birth abortion is partial-birth abortions.

Words near partial-birth abortion in the dictionary

  1. partial to
  2. partial vacuum
  3. partial vacuums
  4. partial veil
  5. partial veils
  6. partial-birth abortion
  7. partial-birth abortions
  8. partialed
  9. partialed out
  10. partialing
  11. partialing out

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