HyperDic: abortion_pill

English > 1 sense of the expression abortion pill:
NOUNartifactabortion pill, mifepristone, RU 486an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France
English > abortion pill: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn 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.
Synonymsmifepristone, RU 486
Broaderabortifacient, aborticide, abortion-inducing drugA drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
Spanishmifepristona
Catalanmifepristona

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