Abortifactive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Abortifactive is an adjective meaning (pharmacology) Inducing abortion or miscarriage.
Meaning
(pharmacology) Inducing abortion or miscarriage.
Example Sentences
Abortion panels were conducted to identify fetal/neonatal losses due to other abortifactive agents.
[…] a high degree of seropositivity to N. caninum was diagnosed after evaluating for various abortifactive agents.
[…] abortifactive agents such as Brucella abortus and Tritrichomonas foetus are not present in the Swedish bovine population […]
REMINDER: Steroids may be abortifactive for gravid females; be willing to live by the consequences. Use only in life threatening circumstances for pregnant females.
Synonyms for abortifactive
Depending on context, synonyms include abortifacient.
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