MORNING-AFTER PILL


Meaning of MORNING-AFTER PILL in English

Pronunciation: ˌ mo ̇ r-ni ŋ - ' af-t ə r-

Function: noun

Date: 1957

: an oral drug usually containing high doses of estrogen taken up to usually 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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