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MORNING-AFTER PILL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does morning-after pill mean?
• MORNING-AFTER PILL (noun)
The noun MORNING-AFTER PILL has 1 sense:
1. a large dose of estrogen taken orally within 24 to 72 hours after intercourse; prevents implantation of a fertilized ovum and so acts as a contraceptive; commonly used after rape or incest
Familiarity information: MORNING-AFTER PILL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large dose of estrogen taken orally within 24 to 72 hours after intercourse; prevents implantation of a fertilized ovum and so acts as a contraceptive; commonly used after rape or incest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("morning-after pill" is a kind of...):
birth control device; contraceptive; contraceptive device; preventative; preventive; prophylactic device (an agent or device intended to prevent conception)
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