Definition of Mifepristone

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Abortion Pill, Ru 486
Generic synonyms: Aborticide, Abortifacient, Abortion-inducing Drug
Language type: Trademark

Definition of Mifepristone

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Medical Definition of Mifepristone

1. A progestational and glucocorticoid hormone antagonist. Its inhibition of progesterone induces bleeding during the luteal phase and in early pregnancy by releasing endogenous prostaglandins from the endometrium or decidua. As a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist, the drug has been used to treat hypercortisolism in patients with nonpituitary cushing's syndrome. Pharmacological action: abortifacient agents, steroidal, contraceptives, oral, synthetic, contraceptives, postcoital, synthetic, hormone antagonists, luteolytic agents, menstruation-inducing agents. Chemical name: Estra-4,9-dien-3-one, 11-(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-17-hydroxy-17-(1-propynyl)-, (11beta,17beta)- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mifepristone

mid seral treatment
mien
miens
mierkat
Miescher
Miescher's elastoma
Miescher's granuloma
Miescher's tubes
Mies Van Der Rohe
mieve
mieved
mieves
mieving
MIF
mifepristone (current term)
Mifepristone
mifepristones
miff
miffed
miffier
miffiest
miffily
miffiness
miffinesses
miffing
miffs
miffy
mifty
Mig
mig

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