Definition of Oral Contraceptive in English :

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Oral Contraceptive meaning in English

Meaning of Oral Contraceptive in English

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Oral Contraceptive pronunciation in English

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Oral Contraceptive

see synonyms of oral contraceptive

Noun

1. anovulant, anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill

a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception

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Oral Contraceptive

see synonyms of oral contraceptive
n.
Any of various pills containing estrogen and a progestin, or a progestin alone, that inhibit ovulation and are used to prevent conception. Also called birth control pill.

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