birth-control pill

[ burth-kuhn-trohl ]

/ ˈbɜrθ kənˌtroʊl /

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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.

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Origin of birth-control pill

First recorded in 1955–60

How to use birth-control pill in a sentence

Indeed, every teacher is expected to be a Muslim by birth or conversion.
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Women are more likely to recover sooner from birth and less likely to experience post-partum depression.
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From there we took the train to Nice, France, but the French border control caught us and sent us back to Italy.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Spin control began, Florida-style: the opinion only covers some counties, some people, some times.
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Advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down Syndrome.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Solely over one man therein thou hast quite absolute control.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
A native of Haarlem on Zandam, the date of her birth being unknown.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
In a few minutes, however, he had it again under control, and they soon reached the berg.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Though by birth duke of St. Cloud, he preferred the ecclesiastical state to political distinction.
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A certain amount of his ill-humour vented, Tressan made an effort to regain his self-control.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

Medical definitions for birth-control pill

birth control pill

oral contraceptive