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nonhormonal

nonhormonal adjective: not hormonal.

Adjective

nonhormonal (not comparable)

  1. Not hormonal.
    • A non-hormonal birth control capsule that women can insert just before sex. A rape kit that gives victims more agency and streamlines the evidence collection process. An overhauled design for a 150-year-old tool used in postpartum vaginal tearing.2021 June 8, Jacqui Palumbo, “These innovative designs are tackling taboo health issues for women”, in CNN
    • The authors also said they attempted to investigate whether there are differing breast cancer risks between hormonal and nonhormonal IUDs. However, they said too few women in England had been prescribed nonhormonal IUDs to make a reliable comparison.2023 March 21, Jessie Gretener, “Progestagen-only contraceptives carry similar, small breast cancer risk as other hormone contraceptives, study finds”, in CNN

Origin of nonhormonal

From non- + hormonal.

Questions about nonhormonal

What does nonhormonal mean?
Nonhormonal means not hormonal.
What part of speech is nonhormonal?
Nonhormonal is an adjective.

Words near nonhormonal in the dictionary

  1. nonhoneycombed
  2. nonhooded
  3. nonhopeful
  4. nonhorizontal
  5. nonhorizontally
  6. nonhormonal
  7. nonhormone
  8. nonhormones
  9. nonhorror
  10. nonhorse
  11. nonhorses

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