intrauterine device

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noun

any small, mechanical device for semipermanent insertion into the uterus as a contraceptive.

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Also called IUD

[ahy-yoo-dee] /ˈaɪˈyuˈdi/ .

Origin of intrauterine device

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby intrauterine device

intratelluric, intrathecal, intrauterine, intrauterine amputation, intrauterine contraceptive, intrauterine device, intrauterine fracture, intrauterine growth restriction, intrauterine growth retardation, intravasation, intravascular

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How to use intrauterine device in a sentence

He remembers some frantic attempts to mimic sperm capacitation — such as when scientists created porous chambers, roughly the size of an implanted IUD, or intrauterine device, used for contraception.
Solving mysteries of reproduction helped make parenthood possible for millions|Robin Marantz Henig|June 9, 2021|Science News
I still do find it a tremendously useful device to invent a character and have the character sing the song.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Employees strap a device to their heads and power a helicopter drone with their minds.
Use Your Brain—Control a Drone|The Daily Beast Video|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The extending out of one syllable is a great songwriting device.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They double down on the plot device of a lone visionary opposed by conventional hierarchies.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So filmmakers usually resort to a plot device to compensate for this absence.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This takes at first the crude device of a couple of vertical lines attached to the head (see Fig. 4).
Children's Ways|James Sully
That was not the device of a woman who loved—it savored rather of the cool state-craft of a Lucrezia Borgia.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
This would be a device for helping him to revive this hitherto unrecallable name.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
By a device resorted to in each separate case to help make a more vivid First Impression.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
It is the fashion there to regard it merely as a device to help an incompetent organist.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller

British Dictionary definitions for intrauterine device

intrauterine device

noun

a metal or plastic device, in the shape of a loop, coil, or ring, inserted into the uterus to prevent conceptionAbbreviation: IUD

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for intrauterine device

intrauterine device

A birth control device, such as a plastic or metallic loop, ring, or spiral, that is inserted into the uterus to prevent implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterine lining.

Scientific definitions for intrauterine device

intrauterine device

[ ĭn′trə-yōō′tər-ĭn, -tə-rīn′ ]

A birth control device that is inserted into the uterus to prevent implantation.

Cultural definitions for intrauterine device

intrauterine device

[ (in-truh-yooh-tuh-ruhn, in-truh-yooh-tuh-reyen) ]

A metal or plastic device inserted into the uterus and used to prevent pregnancy.