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mifepristone
(redirected from The Abortion Pill RU-486)

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mi·fep·ri·stone  (m-fpr-stn)
n.
RU 486.
[(a)mi(no) + alteration of phe(nyl) + pr(opyl) + alteration of est(radiol) + -one.]
mifepristone [mɪˈfɛprɪˌstəʊn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) an antiprogestogenic steroid, used in the medical termination of pregnancy. Formula: C29H35NO2
[from aminophenol + propyne + oestradiol + -one]
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Noun1.mifepristone - an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in Francemifepristone - 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 pill, RU 486
aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug - a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
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The procedure, also referred to as emergency contraception, is different from the abortion pill RU-486, which the FDA has not approved.
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29, 2000 Fibroids, an illness affecting 20 to 25 percent of woman of reproductive age, and leading to one-third of 500,000 hysterectomies done annually, are now being treated successfully with the abortion pill RU-486 (mifepristone) at the University of Rochester.
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