abortion pill

n (Pharmacology) a drug, such as mifepristone, used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage

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Noun

abortion pill - 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 embryomifepristone, RU 486aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug - a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion

Translations

abortion pill

a drug, such as mifepristone, used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage

abortion pill

A popular term for RU-486/mifepristone.

abortion pill

See Contragestive, Oral contraceptive, RU-486.

a·bor·tion pill

(ă-bōr'shŭn pil) A means of expelling an embryo or fetus during the first 7 weeks of pregnancy with a combination of a progesterone antagonist and prostaglandins.

abortion pill

A drug, RU486 or mifepristone, that acts by blocking the action of PROGESTERONE which is essential to maintain pregnancy. A second drug, one of the PROSTAGLANDINS, has to be taken within 48 hours to complete the expulsion of the fertilized egg. The method is said to be 95% effective. See also ABORTION.

abortion pill

Related to abortion pill: Morning after pill

noun

Synonyms for abortion pill

noun an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in France

Synonyms

mifepristone
RU 486

Related Words

aborticide
abortifacient
abortion-inducing drug

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