Pill - pill (English spelling)

Japanese: ピル - ぴる(英語表記)pill
Pill - pill (English spelling)

Although it is used worldwide as a synonym for oral contraceptives, the name means "pill" and is thought to have been derived from the original dosage form of the contraceptive pill.

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Japanese:

経口避妊薬の代名詞として世界的に通用しているが、「丸薬」の意で、避妊薬contraceptiveの当初の剤形からこうよばれたものとみられている。

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