abortifacient
abortifacient
Definition
abor·ti·fa·cient (ə bôrt′ə fā′s̸hənt)
noun
a drug or agent that causes abortion
abortifacient
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- pill: News, 18 June 2002 The abortifacient morning-after pill is to be supplied free of charge to children in Exeter, southwest England.
- drug: It is particularly worrying that a doctor on the Diocesan Child Protection Committee is in favor of this abortifacient drug.
- method: It was reported that the program will include the promotion of abortifacient methods of birth control.
- effect: The issue of exactly how MAP works is of importance to women who will distinguish between a true contraceptive effect and an abortifacient effect.
- potential: Patients should be advised about the abortifacient potential of interferon beta ( see section 4.6, and section 5.3 ).
- way: Morning-after pills are described as emergency contraception yet they can work in an abortifacient way.
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