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A0020600 (ə-bôr′tə-fā′shənt)adj. Causing abortion.n. A substance or device used to induce abortion.

abortifacient

(əˌbɔːtɪˈfeɪʃənt) adj (Medicine) causing abortionn (Medicine) a drug or agent that causes abortion

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adj. 1. causing abortion. n. 2. a drug or device for inducing abortion. [1870–75]

abortifacient

Cf. aborticide, 2.See also: Abortion

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abortifacient - a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortionaborticide, abortion-inducing drugabortion pill, mifepristone, RU 486 - 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 embryodrug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
Adj.	1.	abortifacient - causing abortioncausative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"

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abortifacient

[ah-bor″tĭ-fa´shent] 1. causing abortion.2. an agent that induces abortion.

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(ă-bōr-ti-fā'shent), Avoid the misspelling abortefacient.1. Producing abortion. Synonym(s): aborticide, abortient, abortigenic, abortive (3) 2. An agent that produces abortion. [L. abortus, abortion, + facio, to make]

abortifacient

(ə-bôr′tə-fā′shənt)adj. Causing abortion.n. A substance or device used to induce abortion.

Abortifacient

A drug, herb, chemical or other substance that dilates the cervix and causes the uterus to contract, resulting in spontaneous termination of pregnancy.
Fringe obstetrics A potentially toxic herb—e.g., pennyroyal, black cohosh, blue cohosh, parsley, and tansy, which evoke spontaneous abortion
Pharmacology An agent that induces the expulsion of an embryo or fetus, e.g., prostaglandin E1 analogues—misoprostol, gemeprost

abortifacient

Pharmacology An agent that induces the expulsion of an embryo or fetus; a drug, herb other chemical that dilates of the cervix and causes the uterus to contract resulting in a spontaneous termination of pregnancy

a·bor·ti·fa·cient

(ă-bōr'ti-fā'shĕnt) 1. Producing abortion.
Synonym(s): abortive (3) . 2. Any agent (usually a drug) that produces abortion. [L. abortus, abortion, + facio, to make]

abortifacient

A drug used to cause ABORTION. Many substances have been reputed to cause abortion and many have been tried in an attempt to procure abortion illegally, mostly without effect. In clinical practice abortion is chiefly induced with one of the PROSTAGLANDINS. Other drugs, such as mifepristone (see ABORTION PILL) and OXYTOCIN, are also used to induce labour.

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noun a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion

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adj causing abortion

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