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noun
A steroid medication that inhibits the action of progesterone, typically given orally in combination with misoprostol in early pregnancy to induce abortion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: RU-486
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: abortion pill, RU 486
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abortifacient, aborticide, abortion-inducing drug
History
Etymology tree English (a)mi(no)phe(nyl) English pr(opargyl) English ist- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English mifepristone From (a)mi(no)phe(nyl) + pr(opargyl) + ist- (“alteration of (o)est(radiol)”) + -one.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
