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Definition of Pincus

1. Noun. United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967).

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pincus

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Literary usage of Pincus

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1. Public Papers of Governor by New York (State). Governor (1910)
"Pincus, Notary Public of New York County Charges by Henry A. Wise, United States Attorney ... In the Matter of Charges preferred against Abraham H. Pincus, ..."

2. The Natural Laws of Husbandry by Justus Liebig (1863)
"... in the form proper for the growth of plants—Experiments by Pincus with gypsum and ... Pincus ..."

3. A Biennial Retrospect of Medicine, Surgery, and Their Allied Sciences, for by New Sydenham Society (1873)
"Alopecia, general, cose of (Crisp), 184 — он (Pincus), 181 Amenorrhœa, 372 Ammonia, case of poisoning by (Stevenson), 442 Ammonium, chloride of, action of, ..."

4. Mental Health, United States, 1996 edited by Ronald W. Manderscheid, Mary A. Sonnenschein (1998)
"An Update On Human Resources in Mental Health Brennan D. Peterson, BS; Joyce West, MPP; and Harold Alan Pincus, MD American Psychiatric Association Jessica ..."

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