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levonorgestrel

/lɛvˈɒnɔːrdʒɛstrəl/ noun · British & US

Valid in US

What does levonorgestrel mean?

noun

A synthetic steroid and progestogen medication used in birth control pills and emergency contraception.

Example

"The doctor prescribed levonorgestrel to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex."

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Words that share this root

gestate gestation gestural norgestrel

What's another word for levonorgestrel?

norethindrone ethinyl estradiol desogestrel gestodene drospirenone levonorgestrel

What's the opposite of levonorgestrel?

estrogen progesterone

Rhymes with levonorgestrel

gestural gestural estural norgestrel