abortion-inducing
21RU-486 — [är΄yo͞o′fôr΄āt΄ē siks′] n. 〚< R(oussel) U(CLAF), the manufacturer〛 a steroid drug, C29H35NO2, used orally primarily to terminate pregnancy at the earliest stage by blocking the reception of progesterone: also written RU486 or RU 486 * * * Common …
22Mifepristone — Systematic (IUPAC) name 11β [p (Dimethylamino)phenyl] 17β hyd …
23Henry Morgentaler — Doctor Henry Morgentaler CM LLD (hc) MD Born March 19, 1923 (1923 03 19) (age 88) Łódź, Poland Nationality Canadian …
24Misoprostol — Systematic (IUPAC) name Methyl 7 ((1R,2R,3R) 3 hydroxy 2 ((S,E) 4 hydroxy 4 methyloct 1 enyl) 5 oxocyclopentyl)heptanoate Clinical data …
25birth control — regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception. Cf. family planning (def. 1). [1914, Amer.] * * * Voluntary limiting of human reproduction, using such means as contraception, sexual abstinence …
26Emergency contraception — Background Birth control type Hormonal (progestin or others) or intra uterine First use 1970s Failure rates (per use) Perfect use ECP: see article text IUD: under 1% …
27abortifacient — 1. Producing abortion. SYN: aborticide, abortient, abortigenic, abortive (3). 2. An agent that produces abortion. [L. abortus, abortion, + facio, to make] * * * abor·ti·fa·cient ə .bȯrt ə fā shənt adj inducing abortion abortifacien …
28Primidone — Systematic (IUPAC) name 5 ethyl 5 phenyl hexahydropyrimidine 4,6 dione Clinical data Pregnancy cat. D …
29Endometriosis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N80 I …
30Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… …
