the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Oral contraception
contraception achieved by taking oral contraceptive pills
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the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to e…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to e…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contraception, achieved, taking, oral, contraceptive.Capable of being achieved.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contraception, achieved, taking, oral, contraceptive.an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contraception, achieved, taking, oral, contraceptive.An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contraception, achieved, taking, oral, contraceptive.The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contraception, achieved, taking, oral, contraceptive.an oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contraception, achieved, taking, oral, contraceptive.(linguistics) the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning.; "While l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contraception, achieved, taking, oral, contraceptive.the act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contraception, achieved, taking, oral, contraceptive.Capable of being done or achieved; practicable; feasible.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contraception, achieved, taking, oral, contraceptive.the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contraception, achieved, taking, oral, contraceptive.Human flourishing achieved through meaningful and virtuous living.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contraception, achieved, taking, oral, contraceptive.An effect produced or achieved; anything done or that comes to pass; an act; an event; a circumstance.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contraception, achieved, taking, oral, contraceptive.
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