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RU 486

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noun
  1. mifepristone.

Origin of RU 486

First recorded in 1980; designation given the compound by its French manufacturer, Roussel UCLAF, Paris
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mifepristone
ru 486 in Medicine

RU 486

[är′yōō fôr′ā-tē-sĭks′]
n.
  1. A drug that chemically terminates a pregnancy.mifepristone
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ru 486 in Science

RU 486

[är′yōō fôr′ā-tē-sĭks′]
  1. 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.
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