Relating to or involving the killing of a fetus or unborn child.
From 'foetus' + '-cidal' (from Latin 'caedere,' meaning 'to kill'). The '-cidal' suffix combines with various roots to describe killing or destruction.
This is a loaded medical and legal term that entered English vocabulary during debates about what constitutes harm to an unborn child—it shows how language evolves when society grapples with ethical questions.
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