Definition of "triphasic" [triphasic]

• Having three phases. (adjective)

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• "Birth control pills that vary the dosage of hormones throughout the month collectively called triphasic pills have been implicated as having a link to the formation of ovarian cysts in some women."
• "I take the pregnancy test even though I don't think I'm pregnant, and I don't think I'm pregnant because my temperature hasn't exhibited the classic triphasic pattern of pre-ovulation (low), ovulation (high), and implantation (higher) that pregnant women get."
• "Unlike the triphasic pills, which supply varying levels of hormones throughout the month and have been linked to the formation of ovarian cysts, pills that provide a constant level of hormones can encourage disintegration."