Definition of mifepristone in English:

mifepristone

noun ˌmɪfɛˈprɪstəʊnˌmifəˈpristōn

mass nounMedicine

A synthetic steroid that inhibits the action of progesterone, given orally in early pregnancy to induce abortion.
Also called RU486 (a trademark)
Example sentencesExamples
- The present study was planned to find a safe, simple and optimally effective regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol for abortion of pregnancy up to 63 days.
- This medication has been shown to be effective for elective abortions and medical termination of pregnancy during the first trimester, leading to studies of the effect of mifepristone in term pregnancies.
- Headache is the symptom most commonly reported either with estrogen plus progestin treatment or with mifepristone alone.
- No studies have specifically compared mifepristone with levonorgestrel.
- On the first visit, after appropriate counseling and dating ultrasonography, the patient takes 600 mg of mifepristone orally.

Origin

1980s: probably from Dutch mifepriston, from mife- (representing aminophenol) + -pr- (representing propyl) + -ist- (representing oestradiol) + -one.

Definition of mifepristone in US English:

mifepristone

nounˌmifəˈpristōn

Medicine

A synthetic steroid that inhibits the action of progesterone, given orally in early pregnancy to induce abortion.
Also called RU-486 (a trademark)
Example sentencesExamples
- The present study was planned to find a safe, simple and optimally effective regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol for abortion of pregnancy up to 63 days.
- No studies have specifically compared mifepristone with levonorgestrel.
- This medication has been shown to be effective for elective abortions and medical termination of pregnancy during the first trimester, leading to studies of the effect of mifepristone in term pregnancies.
- Headache is the symptom most commonly reported either with estrogen plus progestin treatment or with mifepristone alone.
- On the first visit, after appropriate counseling and dating ultrasonography, the patient takes 600 mg of mifepristone orally.

Origin

1980s: probably from Dutch mifepriston, from mife- (representing aminophenol) + -pr- (representing propyl) + -ist- (representing estradiol) + -one.

单词	mifepristone
释义	Definition of mifepristone in English: mifepristone noun ˌmɪfɛˈprɪstəʊnˌmifəˈpristōn mass nounMedicine A synthetic steroid that inhibits the action of progesterone, given orally in early pregnancy to induce abortion. Also called RU486 (a trademark) Example sentencesExamples The present study was planned to find a safe, simple and optimally effective regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol for abortion of pregnancy up to 63 days. This medication has been shown to be effective for elective abortions and medical termination of pregnancy during the first trimester, leading to studies of the effect of mifepristone in term pregnancies. Headache is the symptom most commonly reported either with estrogen plus progestin treatment or with mifepristone alone. No studies have specifically compared mifepristone with levonorgestrel. On the first visit, after appropriate counseling and dating ultrasonography, the patient takes 600 mg of mifepristone orally. Origin 1980s: probably from Dutch mifepriston, from mife- (representing aminophenol) + -pr- (representing propyl) + -ist- (representing oestradiol) + -one. Definition of mifepristone in US English: mifepristone nounˌmifəˈpristōn Medicine A synthetic steroid that inhibits the action of progesterone, given orally in early pregnancy to induce abortion. Also called RU-486 (a trademark) Example sentencesExamples The present study was planned to find a safe, simple and optimally effective regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol for abortion of pregnancy up to 63 days. No studies have specifically compared mifepristone with levonorgestrel. This medication has been shown to be effective for elective abortions and medical termination of pregnancy during the first trimester, leading to studies of the effect of mifepristone in term pregnancies. Headache is the symptom most commonly reported either with estrogen plus progestin treatment or with mifepristone alone. On the first visit, after appropriate counseling and dating ultrasonography, the patient takes 600 mg of mifepristone orally. Origin 1980s: probably from Dutch mifepriston, from mife- (representing aminophenol) + -pr- (representing propyl) + -ist- (representing estradiol) + -one.
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