MISOPROSTOL


Meaning of MISOPROSTOL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmī-sō-ˈpräs-ˌtōl, -ˌtȯl ]

noun

Etymology: miso - (perhaps from m ethyl + iso- ) + prost aglandin + -ol (I)

Date: 1982

: a synthetic prostaglandin analog C 22 H 38 O 5 used to prevent stomach ulcers associated with NSAID use and to induce abortion in conjunction with RU-486

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