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contraception — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, reliable ▪ artificial ▪ emergency ▪ oral VERB + CONTRACEPTION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
method — n. 1) to apply, employ, use a method 2) to adopt a method 3) to give up, scrap a method 4) an antiquated, obsolete; crude; infallible, sure; modern, up to date; refined, sophisticated; sound; unorthodox method 5) the case; deductive; inductive;… … Combinatory dictionary
contraception — [[t]kɒ̱ntrəse̱pʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Contraception refers to methods of preventing pregnancy. Use a reliable method of contraception. Syn: birth control … English dictionary
contraception — con|tra|cep|tion [ˌkɔntrəˈsepʃən US ˌka:n ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: contra + conception] the practice of preventing a woman from becoming ↑pregnant when she has sex, or the methods for doing this = ↑birth control ▪ The pill is a popular… … Dictionary of contemporary English
contraception — noun (U) the practice of making it possible for a woman to have sex without having a baby, or the methods for doing this; birth control: The pill is a popular method of contraception … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Contraception — A diaphragm (a type of physical barrier method) in its case, with a quarter added for scale … Wikipedia
contraception — /kon treuh sep sheuhn/, n. the deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation by any of various drugs, techniques, or devices; birth control. [1885 90; CONTRA 1 + (CON)CEPTION] * * * Birth control by prevention of conception or impregnation … Universalium
contraception — Prevention of conception or impregnation. emergency hormonal c. SYN: morning after pill. SYN: postcoital c.. postcoital c. SYN: emergency hormonal c.. * * * con·tra·cep·tion .kän trə sep shən n deliberate … Medical dictionary
contraception — n. the prevention of unwanted pregnancy, which can be achieved by various means. Hormonal contraceptives (combined oestrogen and progestogen or progestogen only) act by preventing ovulation. They are usually taken in regular oral doses (see oral… … The new mediacal dictionary
Method, rhythm — Also known as fertility awareness, natural family planning, and periodic abstinence, this approach to contraception entails not having sexual intercourse on the days of a woman s menstrual cycle when she could become pregnant or using a barrier… … Medical dictionary
contraception — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. birth control, Planned Parenthood; rhythm method, condom, intrauterine device, IUD, diaphragm, the pill; zero population growth. See hindrance … English dictionary for students
