Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

therapeutic abortion

/θɛɹ.əˈpju.tɪk əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: ther-a-peu-tic abor-tion
IPA: /θɛɹ.əˈpju.tɪk əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abortion indicated by need for the health of the mother or due to the inviable nature of the fetus.

Countable; Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /θɛɹ.əˈpju.tɪk əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

therapeutic abortions (plural)

Antonyms

nontherapeutic abortion

Questions

How do you pronounce therapeutic abortion?: The recorded pronunciation is /θɛɹ.əˈpju.tɪk əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/.
What does therapeutic abortion mean?: An abortion indicated by need for the health of the mother or due to the inviable nature of the fetus.

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