abortion pill

noun

A drug, such as mifepristone (Mifegyne), used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage.

Similar
mifepristoneRU 486
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Meanings

nounabortion pill (plural abortion pills)

plural abortion pills

  1. A drug, such as mifepristone (Mifegyne), used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan 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

Similar
mifepristoneRU 486
Broader
abortifacientaborticideabortion-inducing drug
Also see
mifepristone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch abortuspil
  • abortuspildrug used to terminate pregnancy in early stage
Finnish aborttipilleri
  • aborttipilleridrug used to terminate pregnancy in early stage
Hungarian abortusztabletta
  • abortusztablettadrug used to terminate pregnancy in early stage
Norwegian Bokmål abortpille
  • abortpilledrug used to terminate pregnancy in early stage
Swedish abortpiller
  • abortpillerdrug used to terminate pregnancy in early stage
Cite this entry
APA

abortion pill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortion%20pill

MLA

“abortion pill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortion%20pill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abortion pill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abortion%20pill.

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