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vaginal ring

vaginal ring noun: a device consisting of a flexible ring held in the vagina which provides a controlled release of drugs, typically used for contraception.

Noun

vaginal ring (plural vaginal rings)

  1. A device consisting of a flexible ring held in the vagina which provides a controlled release of drugs, typically used for contraception.
    • Inequality, research shows, [is why] we still see Aids-related deaths in an era when we have all the antiretrovirals, HIV prevention pills, vaginal rings, injections and harm-reduction plans needed to end the pandemic.2023 August 7, Mia Malan, “A pandemic is not just a disease – it’s a political, social and economic crisis fuelled by inequality”, in The Guardian

Forms of vaginal ring

pluralvaginal rings
alternative initialismVR

Questions about vaginal ring

What does vaginal ring mean?
Vaginal ring means a device consisting of a flexible ring held in the vagina which provides a controlled release of drugs, typically used for contraception.
What part of speech is vaginal ring?
Vaginal ring is a noun.
What is the plural of vaginal ring?
The plural of vaginal ring is vaginal rings.

Words near vaginal ring in the dictionary

  1. vaginal lubrication
  2. vaginal opening
  3. vaginal openings
  4. vaginal process
  5. vaginal processes
  6. vaginal ring
  7. vaginal rings
  8. vaginal seeding
  9. vaginal sex
  10. vaginal vault
  11. vaginal vaults

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