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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of preventing gestation, either by preventing implantation or by causing the uterine lining to shed after implantation.
- noun A contragestive drug or agent.
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- adjective Acting to prevent
implantation of ablastocyst . - noun A
substance ordevice that acts to preventimplantation of ablastocyst .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[contra– + gest(ation) + –ive.]
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