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单词 birth-control pill
释义

birth-control pill

[ burth-kuhn-trohl ]
/ ˈbɜrθ kənˌtroʊl /

noun

an oral contraceptive for women, containing the hormones estrogen and progesterone or progesterone alone, that inhibits ovulation, fertilization, or implantation of a fertilized ovum, causing temporary infertility.

Origin of birth-control pill

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby birth-control pill

birse, birth, birth canal, birth certificate, birth control, birth-control pill, birth date, birthday, Birthday honours, birthday suit, birth defect
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Medical definitions for birth-control pill

birth control pill

n.

oral contraceptive
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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