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abortion pill

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abortion pill
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a drug, such as mifepristone, used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage
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Noun1.abortion pill - an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in Franceabortion 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 embryo
mifepristone, RU 486
aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug - a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
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abortion pill
n → Abtreibungspille f
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