# misoprostol

Pronunciation: US say "my-soh-PRO-stol" /ˌmaɪ.soʊˈpɹɑˌstɔl/; UK say "my-suh-PROS-tol" /mʌɪ.sə(ʊ)ˈpɹɒs.tɒl/

## Noun

1. A drug used for several purposes, including preventing stomach ulcers caused by other medications and inducing abortion.
   - Simple: A medicine that helps prevent stomach ulcers caused by some other drugs, and that can also end a pregnancy.
   - _Clinicians often prescribe misoprostol alongside long-term anti-inflammatory drugs to guard against ulcers._
   - _In many countries, misoprostol is given together with mifepristone to terminate early pregnancies._

## Origin

The name is formed from m(ethyl) plus iso- plus -prost- (from prostaglandin) plus the ending -ol.

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