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View synonyms for birth-control pill

birth-control pill

[ burth-kuhn-trohl ]

noun

  1. 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of birth-control pill1

First recorded in 1955–60

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