"norlestrin" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone (synset 103835818)
is a type of: anovulant, anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill - a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
substance holonym:
- norethandrolone, norethindrone, norethindrone acetate, norlutin - a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis
- estradiol, oestradiol - the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer