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NORETHYNODREL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A progesterone derivative used in oral contraceptives and in the control of menstruation and the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("norethynodrel" is a kind of...):
progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)
Holonyms ("norethynodrel" is a substance of...):
Enovid (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and norethynodrel)
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