- mifepristone
- noun Etymology: perhaps from International Scientific Vocabulary amino + fe- (alteration of phen-) + pri- (alteration of prop-) + estradiol + -one Date: 1985 RU-486
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Mifepristone — Systematic (IUPAC) name 11β [p (Dimethylamino)phenyl] 17β hyd … Wikipedia
Mifepristone — Mifépristone Mifépristone Général No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
Mifépristone — Général No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
mifepristone — Fármaco que induce el aborto si se toma en los primeros 7 días de gestación. Dos días después de tomar el fármaco para terminar con la gestación, la mujer tiene que tomar un segundo fármaco para causar fuertes contracciones uterinas que expulsen… … Diccionario médico
mifepristone — /mif euh pris tohn/, n. See RU 486. [1995; from the chemical name] * * * ▪ drug synthetic steroid drug used under various trade names (e.g., RU 486, Mifegyne, Mifeprex) to induce abortion in the early weeks of pregnancy. Mifepristone is an… … Universalium
Mifepristone — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Mifepriston Andere Namen 17β Hydroxy 11β (4 dimeth … Deutsch Wikipedia
mifepristone — A drug used to end early pregnancies. It is also being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer and other conditions. Mifepristone blocks the action of progesterone, a hormone that helps some cancers grow. It is a type of antiprogesterone … English dictionary of cancer terms
mifepristone — noun A steroid pharmaceutical used to induce abortion, or as an emergency contraceptive. Syn: RU 486 … Wiktionary
Mifepristone — The French abortion pill, also known as RU 486. RU 486 has been used in combination with another drug called misoprostol, terminate pregnancy at an early stage. It is used with women who are no more than 7 weeks pregnant. The drug has 95%… … Medical dictionary
mifepristone — [ˌmɪfɛ prɪstəʊn] noun Medicine a synthetic steroid that inhibits the action of progesterone, given orally in early pregnancy to induce abortion. Origin 1980s: prob. from Du. mifepriston, from mife (representing aminophenol) + pr (representing… … English new terms dictionary
