dinoprost

dinoprost

 [di´no-prost] name given to prostaglandin F2α when used as a pharmaceutical; used as an oxytocic for induction of abortion, to evacuate the uterus in the management of missed abortion, and in the treatment of hydatidiform mole. Available as the tromethamine salt.

di·no·prost

(dī'nō-prost), An oxytocic agent. Synonym(s): prostaglandin F2α