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teleabortion

teleabortion noun: the practice of using teleconsultation to assist a patient in aborting a pregnancy.

Noun

teleabortion (countable and uncountable, plural teleabortions)

  1. The practice of using teleconsultation to assist a patient in aborting a pregnancy.
    • Teleabortions, where a woman has a phone consultation with a doctor and is then sent the medications required, are available everywhere but South Australia. In WA, a teleabortion requires a referral from a doctor.2019 August 1, Caroline Zielinski, “What are the laws on abortion in Australia?”, in The Sydney Morning Herald

Forms of teleabortion

pluralteleabortions

Origin of teleabortion

From tele- + abortion.

Questions about teleabortion

What does teleabortion mean?
Teleabortion means the practice of using teleconsultation to assist a patient in aborting a pregnancy.
What part of speech is teleabortion?
Teleabortion is a noun.
What is the plural of teleabortion?
The plural of teleabortion is teleabortions.

Words near teleabortion in the dictionary

  1. tele-playwright
  2. tele-playwrights
  3. Tele-snap
  4. Tele-snaps
  5. telea
  6. teleabortion
  7. teleabortions
  8. Teleajen
  9. teleanaesthesia
  10. teleanesthesia
  11. teleanesthetic

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