cervical cap

American  

noun

1. a contraceptive device made of rubberlike plastic and fitted over the cervix, where it may be kept for long periods without removal.

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Etymology

Origin of cervical cap

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Last week the Food and Drug Administration added a new option by approving the marketing of another ancient birth-control device, the cervical cap.

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Declares Susan Jordan of the National Women's Health Network: "The cervical cap is more economical and more aesthetic."

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Even so, researchers see no health drawbacks to the cervical cap.

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Iowa City's Emma Goldman Clinic for Women has fitted 700 caps since 1978, and reports that over half the clients using barrier contraceptives select the cervical cap.

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