English > contraceptive pill: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception. |
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| Synonyms | pill, birth control pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant |
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| Narrower | Demulen | trade name for an oral contraceptive |
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| Enovid | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and norethynodrel |
| Lo/Ovral | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel |
| Loestrin | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone |
| Micronor | trade name for and oral contraceptive containing the progestin compound norethindrone |
| Modicon | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone |
| Nor-Q-D | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone |
| Norinyl | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone and mestranol |
| Norlestrin | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone |
| Ovocon | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone |
| Ovral | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel |
| Ovrette | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norgestrel |
| Ovulen | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound |
| Broader | contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device | An agent or device intended to prevent conception |
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| Substances | progesterone, Lipo-Lutin | A steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary |
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| Spanish | anovulant, pastilla anticonceptiva, pastilla, píldora anticonceptiva, píldora |
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| Catalan | anovulant, píndola |
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