mifepristone (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *mifepristone*:
NOUN	artifact	mifepristone, abortion pill, RU 486	an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France

English > *mifepristone*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	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.
Synonyms	abortion pill, RU 486
Broader	abortifacient, aborticide, abortion-inducing drug	A drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
Spanish	mifepristona
Catalan	mifepristona

HyperDic: mifepristone