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LO/OVRAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does Lo/Ovral mean?
• LO/OVRAL (noun)
The noun LO/OVRAL has 1 sense:
1. trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel
Familiarity information: LO/OVRAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Lo/Ovral" is a kind of...):
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)
Meronyms (substance of "Lo/Ovral"):
norgestrel (synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives)
estradiol; oestradiol (the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer)
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