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abortifacient Definition

abor·ti·fa·cient (ə bôrt′ə fās̸hənt)

adjective

causing abortion

Etymology: < aborti(on) + -facient

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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