Norplant

American  

[nawr-plant] / ˈnɔrˌplænt /

Trademark.

1. a long-term contraceptive for women, usuually effective for 5 years, consisting of several small slow-release capsules of progestin implanted under the skin.

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Etymology

Origin of Norplant

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Way before something like Norplant is coerced, there has to be serious education and the widespread availability of birth control.

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But even if Norplant gains acceptance, it is unlikely that any American corporation will market it domestically because of the liability problems.

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Norplant consists of six progestin-filled silicone tubes, each about the size of a matchstick.

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But the same advantages that recommend Norplant to many women also raise the specter of abuse.

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The consolidation of Cyanamid, which sells Centrum vitamins, and American Home, maker of Advil, Anacin and Norplant, will create the nation's fourth largest prescription-drug company.

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