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Mifepristone (Noun)

Meaning

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.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • Mifepristone is used in combination with misoprostol to induce a medical abortion up to five weeks of pregnancy.
  • It blocks the action of progesterone to cause a non-surgical abortion when taken along with the prostaglandin analogue misoprostol within the first five weeks of gestation.
  • Mifepristone was originally approved as the French abortion pill RU 486, also called the abortion pill.
  • Developed in France and approved in some countries, mifepristone, along with another medication, is used to induce an abortion early in pregnancy.
  • Mifepristone, sold as RU 486, is a medication primarily used with another drug to induce abortion of a pregnancy less than fifty days duration.

Synonyms

  • RU 486
  • Abortion Pill

Hypernyms

  • Abortifacient
  • Abortion-inducing Drug
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