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Birth control pill

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001083

A pill used to prevent pregnancy. It contains hormones that block the release of eggs from the ovaries. Most birth control pills include estrogen and progestin. Also called oral contraceptive pill.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001083
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsoral contraceptive pill
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001083",
  "term": "Birth control pill",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A pill used to prevent pregnancy. It contains hormones that block the release of eggs from the ovaries. Most birth control pills include estrogen and progestin. Also called oral contraceptive pill.",
  "synonyms": [
    "oral contraceptive pill"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/birth-control-pill/"
}

Record 3,599 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.