Associations to the word «Mifepristone»

Wiktionary

MIFEPRISTONE, noun. (steroid drug) A steroid pharmaceutical used to induce abortion, or as an emergency contraceptive.

Dictionary definition

MIFEPRISTONE, 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.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca