anovulatory drug
- noun
- /ˌænəˈvɑlətɔri drʌg/
- Specialized
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anticonceptivo anovulatorio
- The anovulatory drug works by preventing the eggs from being released during your menstrual cycle.
Examples
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The doctor prescribed an anovulatory drug to prevent pregnancy.
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Many women use an anovulatory drug as their preferred method of birth control.
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Your doctor may prescribe an anovulatory drug if you need hormonal contraception.
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Many women use anovulatory drugs for family planning.
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Many women use an anovulatory drug as their preferred method of birth control.
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The anovulatory drug works by preventing the eggs from being released during your menstrual cycle.
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Your doctor may prescribe an anovulatory drug if you need hormonal contraception.
Synonyms
175
4.4
Methods and devices that prevent pregnancy when people have sex
37
4.4
Something used to stop a woman from becoming pregnant, like a pill or condom
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2.7
A small medicine tablet with hormones a woman takes to prevent pregnancy
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3.6
A pill women take to prevent pregnancy by stopping the release of an egg
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3.5
A small pill you take to stop pregnancy
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3.7
A pill taken by mouth that prevents a woman from becoming pregnant
A birth control pill that stops the release of an egg to prevent pregnancy
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase simply combines 'anovulatory' (relating to absence or inhibition of ovulation) with 'drug' (a medicine), so its meaning 'a medicine that prevents or inhibits ovulation' is directly derivable from the parts. This is a compositional, descriptive medical term rather than an idiom, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would understand it.
Etymology
Anovulatory drug is formed from two parts: an- meaning 'without' and ovulatory referring to the release of an egg. So an anovulatory drug is a medicine that stops an egg being released and thus 'prevents pregnancy'.