billings method

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Billings method
 
n
ovulation method, Also called: mucus method a natural method of birth control that involves examining the colour and viscosity of the cervical mucus to discover when ovulation is occurring
 
[C20: devised by Drs John and Evelyn Billings in the 1960s]

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Main Entry:  Billings method
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a medical system for determining the time of ovulation based on cervical mucus, esp. as a form of birth control or for conception
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