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morning-after pill

  [mawr-ning-af-ter, -ahf-]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women within a few hours after sexual intercourse.
Origin:
1955–60
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Main Entry: morn·ing–af·ter pill
Pronunciation: "mor-ni[ng]-'af-t&r-
Function: noun
: an oral drug usually containing high doses ofestrogen that interferes with pregnancy by blocking implantation of a fertilized egg in the human uterus
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morning-after pill morn·ing-af·ter pill (môr'nĭng-āf'tər)
n.
A pill containing a drug, especially an estrogen or estrogen substitute such as diethylstilbestrol, that prevents implantation of a fertilized ovum and is therefore effective as a contraceptive after sexual intercourse.

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