CONDOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does condom mean? 

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

1. contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONDOM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

condom; prophylactic; rubber; safe; safety

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

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

 Context examples 

Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading HPV.

(HPV, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Products that may contain NRL are medical gloves and condoms.

(Natural Rubber, Food and Drug Administration)

Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading gonorrhea.

(Gonorrhea, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not completely eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading HPV.

(Genital Warts, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Correct usage of latex condoms can reduce, but not eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading herpes.

(Genital Herpes, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading chlamydia.

(Chlamydia Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Birth control methods may work in a number of different ways. These include: • Preventing sperm from getting to the eggs - condoms, diaphragms and intrauterine devices (IUDs) work this way • Keeping the woman's ovaries from releasing eggs that could be fertilized - birth control pills work this way • Sterilization, which permanently prevents a woman from getting pregnant or a man from being able to get a woman pregnant

(Birth Control, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)