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mife

mife is the clipping of mifepristone.

Meaning of mifepristone

Noun

mifepristone (uncountable)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    RU-486

Questions about mife

What is mife the clipping of?
Mife is the clipping of mifepristone.

Words near mife in the dictionary

  1. mieved
  2. mieves
  3. mieving
  4. MIF
  5. mifamurtide
  6. mife
  7. mifentidine
  8. mifepristone
  9. miff
  10. miffed
  11. miffier

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