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Or·tho Tri-Cyc·len (orґtho tri-siґklən) trademark for therapeutic regimens of norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol.Medical dictionary. 2011.
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ethinyl estradiol — or ethy·nyl·es·tra·di·ol .eth ə nil .es trə dī .ȯl, .ōl or chiefly Brit ethi·nyl·oes·tra·di·ol or ethy·nyl·oes·tra·di·ol .eth ə nil .ē strə dī .ȯl, ē strad ē .ȯl, .ōl n a white crystalline very potent synthetic estrogen C20H24O2 prepared from… … Medical dictionary
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Birth control — For other uses, see Birth control (disambiguation). Birth control is an umbrella term for several techniques and methods used to prevent fertilization or to interrupt pregnancy at various stages. Birth control techniques and methods include… … Wikipedia
Contraception — A diaphragm (a type of physical barrier method) in its case, with a quarter added for scale … Wikipedia
norgestimate — nor·ges·ti·mate nȯr jes tə .māt n a progestogen C23H31NO3 that is used in combination with an estrogen (as ethinyl estradiol) in birth control pills see ortho tri cyclen * * * nor·ges·ti·mate (nor jesґtĭ māt) a synthetic progestational … Medical dictionary
