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Abortifacient Agents

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Definition: Chemical substances that interrupt pregnancy after implantation.  use no qualifiers for abortifacients when used to interrupt pregnancy; note entry term ABORTIFACIENT EFFECT: use only for the abortifacient effect of a chemical substance   
See Also Oxytocics
Examples Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal; Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal 		Other names Abortifacients; Abortifacient Effect; Effects, Abortifacient; Postconception Contraceptive Agents; Effect, Abortifacient; Agents, Abortifacient; Agents, Postconception Contraceptive; Contraceptive Agents, Postconception; Abortifacient Effects

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