IUD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does IUD mean? 

• 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.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IUD (noun)

Sense 1

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)

 Context examples 

The use of IUDs is also being studied in the prevention and treatment of endometrial cancer and other conditions.

(IUD, NCI Dictionary)

Also called IUD.

(Intrauterine device, NCI Dictionary)

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)

IUDs prevent sperm from fertilizing an egg, and prevent fertilized eggs from implanting in the uterus.

(IUD, NCI Dictionary)