1.
[syn: intrauterine device, IUD]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
intrauterine device \in`tra*u"ter*ine de*vice"\, n.
A contraceptive device consisting of a small, usually plastic
object placed within the uterus to prevent conception; also
called IUD.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
IUD \IUD\, n.
An intrauterine device, a contraceptive device consisting
of a small, usually plastic object placed within the uterus
to prevent conception.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
intrauterine device
n 1: contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic
or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the
uterus [syn: intrauterine device, IUD]