RU 486
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of RU 486
First recorded in 1980; designation given the compound by its French manufacturer, Roussel UCLAF, Paris
Example Sentences
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Women using RU 486 miscarry at home, and not on a schedule.
From Time ● Feb. 19, 2015
The organization helped Leona Benten, a pregnant 29-year-old California social worker, fly to England, obtain a dose of RU 486, then try to bring it into the U.S. through New York City's Kennedy Airport.
From Time Magazine Archive
The concept was rather simple: RU 486, an antiprogestin, could break a fertilized egg's bond to the uterine wall and thus induce a miscarriage.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of those who made the decision early enough, about 85% chose RU 486 over surgery.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Women tolerate it much better," says Dr. Elisabeth Aubeny of the Broussais Hospital in Paris, a testing ground for RU 486 in 1984.
From Time Magazine Archive
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