minipill

[min-ee-pil]

noun Pharmacology.

an oral birth control pill that contains only a progestin and is to be taken daily without monthly cessation.

Origin of minipill

First recorded in 1965–70; mini- + pill¹

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British Dictionary definitions for minipill

minipill

noun

a low-dose oral contraceptive containing a progestogen only

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