Medical Dictionary

pill

noun \ˈpil\

Medical Definition of PILL

1
:  a usually medicinal or dietary preparation in a small rounded mass to be swallowed whole
2
often capitalized :  birth control pill—usually used with the <has been on the pill for three years>
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