RU-486 (är′yo̵̅o̅′fôr′āt′ē siks′)
noun
a steroid drug, CHNO, used orally primarily to terminate pregnancy at the earliest stage by blocking the reception of progesterone
Etymology: < R(oussel) U(CLAF), the manufacturer
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