dinoprostone

English

Etymology

From dinoprost +‎ -one.

Pronunciation

Noun

dinoprostone (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A naturally-occurring prostaglandin, PGE2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient.

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.