mifepristone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɪf.əˈpɹɪˌstoʊn/ (General-American)
- /ˌmɪ.fɛˈpɹɪ.stəʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English (a)mi(no)phe(nyl) English pr(opargyl) English ist- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English mifepristone From (a)mi(no)phe(nyl) + pr(opargyl) + ist- (“alteration of (o)est(radiol)”) + -one.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A steroid medication that inhibits the action of progesterone, typically given orally in combination with misoprostol in early pregnancy to induce abortion.
Now a year later, as the courts consider the fate of mifepristone and abortion providers gird for the possibility of a miso-only protocol, Cristina says that she’s grateful she was able to end her unwanted pregnancy, although she knows not everyone has access to the same resources […]
2023 July 31, Sara Hutchinson, “Having an Abortion at Home? There’s a Hotline for That”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2024:
Deriveds
-pris- · onapristone · telapristone · ulipristal · steroid compound acting on progesterone receptors · lilopristone · aglepristone
Descendants
mifepristone · mifepristone · mifépristone · mifepriston · Mifepriston
Synonyms
Translations (8)
es mifepristona (steroid medication used to induce abortion) · vi mifepristone (steroid medication used to induce abortion) · nl mifepriston (steroid medication used to induce abortion) · it mifepristone (steroid medication used to induce abortion) · ru мифепристо́н (steroid medication used to induce abortion) · de Mifepriston (steroid medication used to induce abortion) · hu mifepriszton (steroid medication used to induce abortion) · fr mifépristone (steroid medication used to induce abortion)