Ethynodiol


ethynodiol e·thy·no·di·ol (ě-thī’nə-dī’ôl’, -ōl’)
n.
A semisynthetic steroid having similar biophysiological effects as progesterone and administered with an estrogen as an oral contraceptive.

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