the destruction of a fetus in the uterus; aborticide
Derived forms
feticidal (ˌfetiˈcidal) or foeticidal (ˌfoetiˈcidal)
adjective
Examples of 'foeticide' in a sentence
foeticide
Proper family planning counseling and psychological support can help stop practices such as female foeticide and multiple pregnancies.
Sarita Bajaj, Fatema Jawad, Najmul Islam, Hajera Mahtab, Jyoti Bhattarai, Dina Shrestha,Chandrika Wijeyaratne, Dimuthu T Muthukuda, Niranjala Weegoda Widanage, Than ThanAye, Moe Wint Aung, Bharti Kalra, R M Anjana, Aswathy Sreedevi, Komal Verma 2013, 'South Asian women with diabetes: Psychosocial challenges and management: Consensusstatement', Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolismhttp://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2013;volume=17;issue=4;spage=548;epage=562;aulast=Bajaj. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)