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Medical Definition of Ethynodiol
1. 17a-Ethynyl-4-estrene-3b, 17b-diol;a semisynthetic orally effective steroid with biological effects that largely resemble those of progesterone; in addition, it is weakly oestrogenic and androgenic; administered in combination with an oestrogen as an oral contraceptive. Ethynodiol diacetate, 3,17-diacetate of ethynodiol;an antifertility agent, usually used in combination with mestranol. (05 Mar 2000)