| mifepristone. Also, RU-486. |
RU 486  (är'yōō fôr'ā-tē-sĭks', fōr'-)  n. An oral drug that can terminate pregnancy by interfering with the action of progesterone and preventing the attachment of a fertilized ovum to the uterine wall. [R(oussel) U(CLAF), a French pharmaceutical company that makes it + 486, project number.] |
RU 486 (är'y&oomacr; fôr'ā-tē-sĭks')
n.
A drug that chemically terminates a pregnancy.
RU 486 (är'y fôr'ā-tē-sĭks') Pronunciation Key
An oral drug that terminates early pregnancy by interfering with the action of progesterone, thereby preventing the attachment of a fertilized ovum to the uterine wall. |
