Definitions for ru 486
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
RU 486(n.)
orRU-486,
mifepristone.
Category: Pharmacology
Origin of RU 486:
1980–85; designation given the compound by its French manufacturer, Roussel UCLAF, Paris
Princeton's WordNet
abortion pill, mifepristone, RU 486(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
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