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IUD

• IUD (noun)
The noun IUD has 1 sense:

1. contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus

Familiarity information: IUD used as a noun is very rare.

• IUD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

intrauterine device; IUD

Hypernyms ("IUD" is a kind of...):

birth control device; contraceptive; contraceptive device; preventative; preventive; prophylactic device (an agent or device intended to prevent conception)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "IUD"):

loop (an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop)

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