CERVICAL CAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cervical cap mean? 

• CERVICAL CAP (noun)
  The noun CERVICAL CAP has 1 sense:

1. a contraceptive device consisting of a small thimble-shaped cup that is placed over the uterine cervix to prevent the entrance of spermatozoa

  Familiarity information: CERVICAL CAP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CERVICAL CAP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A contraceptive device consisting of a small thimble-shaped cup that is placed over the uterine cervix to prevent the entrance of spermatozoa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cervical cap" is a kind of...):

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