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Meaning of "contragestive" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CONTRAGESTIVE

ˌkɒntrəˈdʒestɪv


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTRAGESTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contragestive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CONTRAGESTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mifepristone

Mifepristone is a synthetic steroid compound with both antiprogesterone and antiglucocorticoid properties. The compound is a 19-nor steroid with substitutions at positions C11 and C17, which antagonizes cortisol action competitively at the receptor level. Mifepristone is a progesterone receptor antagonist used as an abortifacient in the first months of pregnancy, and in smaller doses as an emergency contraceptive. Mifepristone is also a powerful glucocorticoid receptor antagonist, and has occasionally been used in refractory Cushing's Syndrome. During early trials, it was known as RU-38486 or simply RU-486, its designation at the Roussel Uclaf company, which designed the drug. The drug was initially made available in France, and other countries then followed—often amid controversy. It is marketed under tradenames Korlym and Mifeprex, according to FDA Orange Book. Mifepristone was the first antiprogestin to be developed and it has been evaluated extensively for its use as an abortifacient. The original target for the research group, however, was the discovery and development of compounds with antiglucocorticoid properties.

Definition of contragestive in the English dictionary

The definition of contragestive in the dictionary is able to prevent gestation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTRAGESTIVE

adjustive · aerodigestive · arrestive · assistive · combustive · congestive · contrastive · costive · decongestive · digestive · exhaustive · festive · ingestive · intempestive · investitive · locorestive · resistive · restive · suggestive · tempestive

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTRAGESTIVE

contradictory · contradistinction · contradistinctive · contradistinctively · contradistinguish · contrafagotto · contraflow · contraflow lane · contraflow system · contragestion · contrahent · contrail · contraindicant · contraindicate · contraindicated · contraindication · contrair · contralateral · contralti · contralto

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTRAGESTIVE

active · alternative · automotive · autosuggestive · competitive · cooperative · creative · effective · executive · in the negative · indigestive · inexhaustive · interactive · maladjustive · native · negative · persistive · perspective · positive · stive

Synonyms and antonyms of contragestive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contragestive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTRAGESTIVE

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The translations of contragestive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contragestive» in English.
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contragestive
1,325 millions of speakers
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contragestivo
570 millions of speakers
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contragestive
510 millions of speakers
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contragestive
380 millions of speakers
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contragestive
280 millions of speakers
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contragestive
278 millions of speakers
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contragestive
270 millions of speakers
bn

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contragestive
260 millions of speakers
fr

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contragestif
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Contragestive
190 millions of speakers
de

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contragestive
180 millions of speakers
ja

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contragestive
130 millions of speakers
ko

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contragestive
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Contragestive
85 millions of speakers
vi

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contragestive
80 millions of speakers
ta

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contragestive
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Contragestive
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kontragestif
70 millions of speakers
it

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contragestive
65 millions of speakers
pl

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contragestive
50 millions of speakers
uk

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contragestive
40 millions of speakers
ro

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contragestive
30 millions of speakers
el

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contragestive
15 millions of speakers
af

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contragestive
14 millions of speakers
sv

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contragestive
10 millions of speakers
no

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contragestive
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRAGESTIVE»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTRAGESTIVE»

Discover the use of contragestive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contragestive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lifting the Scientific Veil: Science Appreciation for the ...
One of these developments was the introduction of new birth Technologies control devices such as contragestive agents. Contragestive agents are effective because they prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg on the uterine wall.
Paul Sukys, 1999
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Clinical Applications of Mifepristone (RU486) and Other ...
However, vacuum aspiration practiced very early, within approximately two weeks of menses delay, is called ''menses regulation" (e.g., officially in Bangladesh and Turkey) or menstrual induction, and can be considered as contragestive.
Molla S. Donaldson, Laneta Dorflinger, Sarah S. Brown, 1993
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Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series
A contragestive agent, esp. a drug. 1985 E.-E. BAULIEU in Baulieu & Segal Antiprogestin Steroid RU486 69' Human Fertility Control 1 (heading) RU486: an antiprogestin steroid with contragestive activity in women. 1987 Contracepn'on XXXV ...
J. A. Simpson, Michael Proffitt, E. S. C. Weiner, 1997
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Medical Ethics and Humanities
The HCP may provide a woman with a contragestive agent to procure a medical abortion. Mifepristone (RU-486), methotrexate, and oral or vaginal misoprostol may be used within the first sixty-three days of pregnancy. The mifepristone or ...
Frederick Paola, Robert Walker, Lois Nixon, 2010
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Studies in Human Sexuality: A Selected Guide
27); rather it is contragestive. He reveals that RU-486 has application beyond the field of reproduction, in treating breast cancer, brain tumors, and Cushing' s syndrome. Baulieu tells of the first presentation about RU-486 before the French  ...
Suzanne G. Frayser, Thomas J. Whitby, 1995
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The Encyclopedia of Women's Health
(See CONTRAGESTIVE for more detailed discussion.) In 1994 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved trials using two different drugs to induce miscarriage, first an injection of methotrexate (which is used to inhibit tissue growth in ...
Christine Ammer, 2009
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Children of Choice: Freedom and the New Reproductive ...
Overall, however, there would appear to be a substantial net loss of procreative liberty. If Roe had been reversed, it is also likely that states could have banned postcoital contraception and contragestive agents such as RU486. If the reversal of ...
John Ancona Robertson, 1994
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A Lab of My Own
Then they filmed me talking about the importance of permitting RU486 to come into the country in the light of its safety as an early non-invasive contragestive and its possible use in treating breast cancer. The night after the show aired on PBS, ...
Neena B. Schwartz, 2010
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Abortion: Medical Progress and Social Implications
Baulieu EE 1985 RU 486: an antiprogestin steroid with contragestive activity in women. In: Segal & Baulieu 1985 Baulieu EE, Schorderet-Slatkine S 1983 Steroid and peptide control mechanism in membrane of Xenopus laevis oocytes  ...
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2009
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Endocrinology of embryo-endometrium interactions
However, vacuum aspiration practiced very early, within approximately two weeks of menses delay, is called "menses regulation" (MR) (e.g. officially in Bangladesh and Turkey) or menstrual induction, and can be considered as contragestive.
Stanley Glasser, Joy Mulholland, A. Psychoyos, 1994

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTRAGESTIVE»

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French Sunshine Act finally implemented
... narcotic substances, psychotropic or poisonous substances, essential oils, medicinal plants, raw materials; (2) Contraceptive or contragestive ... «Lexology, May 13»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Contragestive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/contragestive>. May 2024 ».
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