LO/OVRAL

 I. (noun) 

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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