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intrauterine device

intrauterine device noun: a contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.

Noun

intrauterine device (plural intrauterine devices)

  1. A contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.
    • Types of progestagen-only contraceptives available in the UK and US include the implant, the hormonal intrauterine device (IUD), the contraceptive injection and the minipill.2023 March 21, Jessie Gretener, “Progestagen-only contraceptives carry similar, small breast cancer risk as other hormone contraceptives, study finds”, in CNN
    • The latest research, published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, analyzed years of health records for thousands of Danish women ages 15 to 49, with an even split between those who started using intrauterine devices that release the hormone levonorgestrel for birth control and those who hadn’t...2024 October 17, Deidre McPhillips, “Some IUDs linked to higher rates of breast cancer, but overall risk remains low”, in CNN

intrauterine device meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

intrauterine device in Tamil

கருப்பைக் கரணம்

intrauterine device in Indonesian

contraceptive device
alat kontrasepsi dalam rahim, spiral

Forms of intrauterine device

pluralintrauterine devices

Questions about intrauterine device

What does intrauterine device mean?
Intrauterine device means a contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.
What is intrauterine device in Tamil?
Intrauterine device in Tamil is கருப்பைக் கரணம். See Intrauterine device meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is intrauterine device?
Intrauterine device is a noun.
What is the plural of intrauterine device?
The plural of intrauterine device is intrauterine devices.

Words near intrauterine device in the dictionary

  1. intrauteral
  2. intrauterine
  3. intrauterine contraceptive device
  4. intrauterine cranial decompression
  5. intrauterine cranial decompressions
  6. intrauterine device
  7. intrauterine devices
  8. intrauterine insemination
  9. intrauterine inseminations
  10. intrauterinely
  11. intravacuolar

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