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oral contraceptive pill
noun(oral contraceptive pill)
birth control pill
oral contraceptive pill
noun(oral contraceptive pill)
any of various preparations that usually contain a combination of a progestogen (as norethindrone) and an estrogen (as ethinyl estradiol) but sometimes only a progestogen, are taken orally especially on a daily basis, and act as contraceptives typically preventing ovulation by suppressing secretion of gonadotropins (as luteinizing hormone) —called also oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill

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