Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intrauterine device

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: in-trauter-ine de-vice
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.

Example Sentences

"Types of progestagen-only contraceptives available in the UK and US include the implant, the hormonal intrauterine device (IUD), the contraceptive injection and the minipill."
"The latest research, published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, analyzed years of health records for thousands of Danish women ages 15 to 49, with an even split between those who started using intrauterine devices that release the hormone levonorgestrel for birth control and those who hadn’t used any type of hormonal contraceptive."

Inflected Forms

intrauterine devices (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

IUD diaphragm internal condom female condom external condom male condom condom

Synonyms

iud

Questions

What does intrauterine device mean?: A contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.

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