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MIFEPRISTONE

Dictionary entry overview: What does mifepristone mean?

• MIFEPRISTONE (noun)
The noun MIFEPRISTONE has 1 sense:

1. 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

Familiarity information: MIFEPRISTONE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MIFEPRISTONE (noun)

Sense 1

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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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

abortion pill; mifepristone; RU 486

Hypernyms ("mifepristone" is a kind of...):

aborticide; abortifacient; abortion-inducing drug (a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion)

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