morning-after pill

morning-after pill
morn·ing-af·ter pill .mȯr-niŋ-'af-tər- n an oral drug typically containing high doses of estrogen taken up to usu. three days after unprotected sexual intercourse that interferes with pregnancy by inhibiting ovulation or by blocking implantation of a fertilized egg in the human uterus

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  • morning-after pill — morning after pills N COUNT: usu the N in sing The morning after pill is a pill that a woman can take some hours after having sex to prevent herself from becoming pregnant …   English dictionary

  • morning-after pill — ► NOUN ▪ a contraceptive pill that is effective within about thirty six hours after intercourse …   English terms dictionary

  • morning-after pill — n a drug that a woman can take a few hours after having sex to prevent her from becoming ↑pregnant …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • morning-after pill — morning after ,pill noun count a drug that a woman can take after having sex to stop her from becoming pregnant …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Morning-after-Pill — Morning after Pill,   aus dem Englischen stammende Bezeichnung für die Pille danach …   Universal-Lexikon

  • morning-after pill — noun a large dose of estrogen taken orally within 24 to 72 hours after intercourse; prevents implantation of a fertilized ovum and so acts as a contraceptive; commonly used after rape or incest • Hypernyms: ↑contraceptive, ↑preventive,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • morning-after pill — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms morning after pill : singular morning after pill plural morning after pills a drug that a woman can take after having sex to stop her from becoming pregnant …   English dictionary

  • morning-after pill — noun a contraceptive in the form of a pill taken the morning after sexual intercourse …   Wiktionary

  • morning-after pill — /mɔnɪŋ ˈaftə pɪl/ (say mawning ahftuh pil) noun prostaglandin, taken on the morning after sexual intercourse has occurred …  

  • morning-after pill — morn′ing af′ter pill n. pha a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women after sexual intercourse …   From formal English to slang

  • morning-after pill — /mawr ning af teuhr, ahf /, Pharm. a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women within a few hours after sexual intercourse. [1955 60] * * * …   Universalium

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