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Pincus

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Pincus [ˈpɪŋkəs]
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(Biographies / Pincus, Gregory Goodwin (1903-1967) M, US, SCIENCE: physiologist) Gregory Goodwin. 1903-67, US physiologist, whose work on steroid hormones led to the development of the first contraceptive pill
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Noun1.Pincus - United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967)
Gregory Goodwin Pincus, Gregory Pincus
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