abortifacient vs abortion

abortifacient

noun
  • A drug or an agent that induces an abortion. 

adj
  • Producing miscarriage. 

abortion

noun
  • The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion. 

  • Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc. 

  • The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage. 

  • Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. 

  • A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. 

How often have the words abortifacient and abortion occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )