mifepristone
мифепристон
Mifepriston
A steroid medication that inhibits the action of progesterone, typically given orally…A steroid medication that inhibits the action of progesterone, typically given orally in combination with misoprostol in early pregnancy to induce abortion.
UK/ˌmɪ.fɛˈpɹɪ.stəʊn/US/ˌmɪf.əˈpɹɪˌstoʊn/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A steroid medication that inhibits the action of progesterone, typically given orally in combination with misoprostol in early pregnancy to induce abortion.
Mifepriston
мифепристо́нmifepristón
More definitions
- 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
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steroid medication used to induce abortion:
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steroid medication used to induce abortion:
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in 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:abortion pillRU 486
Word family
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