terms |
dinoprostone |
As nouns the difference between terms and dinoprostone
is that
terms is while
dinoprostone is (medicine) a naturally-occurring prostaglandin, pge2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient.
misoprostol |
dinoprostone |
As nouns the difference between misoprostol and dinoprostone
is that
misoprostol is a drug used for various purposes including the prevention of drug-induced gastric ulcers and the inducement of abortions, having the chemical formula c
22h
38o
5 while
dinoprostone is (medicine) a naturally-occurring prostaglandin, pge2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient.
abortifacient |
dinoprostone |
As nouns the difference between abortifacient and dinoprostone
is that
abortifacient is (pharmacology) a drug or an agent that induces an abortion
[ while dinoprostone is (medicine) a naturally-occurring prostaglandin, pge2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient. ]
As an adjective abortifacient
is producing miscarriage .
contraction |
dinoprostone |
In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between contraction and dinoprostone
is that
contraction is (medicine) a distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together while
dinoprostone is (medicine) a naturally-occurring prostaglandin, pge2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient.
As nouns the difference between contraction and dinoprostone
is that
contraction is a reversible reduction in size while
dinoprostone is (medicine) a naturally-occurring prostaglandin, pge2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient.
uterine |
dinoprostone |
As an adjective uterine
is of or pertaining to the uterus.
As a noun dinoprostone is
a naturally-occurring prostaglandin, PGE2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient.
cervix |
dinoprostone |
As nouns the difference between cervix and dinoprostone
is that
cervix is the neck while
dinoprostone is a naturally-occurring prostaglandin, PGE2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient.
labour |
dinoprostone |
As nouns the difference between labour and dinoprostone
is that
labour is effort expended on a particular task; toil, work while
dinoprostone is a naturally-occurring prostaglandin, PGE2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient.
As a verb labour
is to toil, to work.
As a proper noun Labour
is
Short for the Labour Party.
prostaglandin |
dinoprostone |
As nouns the difference between prostaglandin and dinoprostone
is that
prostaglandin is (biochemistry) any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the c
20 acid prostanoic acid; they have a number of physiological functions and may be considered to be hormones while
dinoprostone is (medicine) a naturally-occurring prostaglandin, pge2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient.
dinoprostone |
enprostil |
As nouns the difference between dinoprostone and enprostil
is that
dinoprostone is (medicine) a naturally-occurring prostaglandin, pge2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient while
enprostil is a synthetic prostaglandin designed to resemble dinoprostone.