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contraceptive method — A means or method of preventing pregnancy and the ultimate result, birth. 12 Am J2d Birth C § 1 … Ballentine's law dictionary
contraceptive method — noun birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery • Syn: ↑contraception • Hypernyms: ↑birth control, ↑birth prevention, ↑family planning • Hyponyms: ↑oral contraception … Useful english dictionary
contraceptive — [[t]kɒ̱ntrəse̱ptɪv[/t]] contraceptives 1) ADJ: ADJ n A contraceptive method or device is a method or a device which a woman uses to prevent herself from becoming pregnant. ...a demand for a greater choice of effective contraceptive methods... It… … English dictionary
Contraceptive device, intrauterine (IUD) — A device inserted into the uterus (womb) to prevent conception (pregnancy). The IUD can be a coil, loop, triangle, or T in shape made of plastic or metal. An IUD is inserted into the uterus by a health care professional. Of two types of IUDs… … Medical dictionary
Contraceptive sponge — Protectaid sponge, in its plastic tray. It is removed from the tray before use. Background Birth control type Barrier First use … Wikipedia
contraceptive — [n] birth control method armor, barrier method, coil, condom, diaphragm, foam, hormone, intrauterine device, IUD, jelly, loop, pill, planned parenthood, preventative, preventive medicine, prophylactic, rhythm method, ring, rubber, safety, shield … New thesaurus
Contraceptive patch — Evra patch redirects here. For the brand of patch containing estradiol only, see Evorel patch. Contraceptive patch Ortho Evra brand of contraceptive patch Background Birth control type Hormonal (c … Wikipedia
method — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, effective, efficient, good, practical, reliable, tried and tested (esp. BrE), tried and true (esp. AmE) ▪ Which method is … Collocations dictionary
contraceptive — I UK [ˌkɒntrəˈseptɪv] / US [ˌkɑntrəˈseptɪv] noun [countable] Word forms contraceptive : singular contraceptive plural contraceptives a drug, method, or object used for preventing a woman from becoming pregnant II UK [ˌkɒntrəˈseptɪv] / US… … English dictionary
method — The mode or manner or orderly sequence of events of a process or procedure. SEE ALSO: fixative, operation, procedure, stain, technique. [G. methodos; fr. meta, after, + hodos, way] Abell Kendall m. a … Medical dictionary
contraceptive — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective ▪ oral ▪ emergency ▪ prescription (AmE) VERB + CONTRACEPTIVE ▪ … Collocations dictionary
