Gregory Pincus

Definitions of Gregory 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)
    synonyms: Gregory Goodwin Pincus, Pincus
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    physiologist
    a scientist who studies how living organisms function
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