Enovid
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En•o•vid
(ɛnˈɒv ɪd)Trademark.
a brand name for a hormonal compound used in medicine for ovulation control, adjustment of the menses, and control of uterine bleeding.
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Noun | 1. | Enovid - trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and norethynodrel anovulant, anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill - a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception norethynodrel - a progesterone derivative used in oral contraceptives and in the control of menstruation and the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding mestranol - a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives |
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