Meaning of intrauterine device | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Български спирала

Bosanski spirala spirala spirale spirale спирала

Dansk spiral

Deutsch Intrauterinpessar Spirale

Español dispositivo intrauterino DIU

Eesti spiraal

Suomi ehkäisykierukka kierukka

Français dispositif intra-utérin DIU stérilet

Galego dispositivo intrauterino

Hrvatski spirala spirala spirale spirale спирала

Magyar spirál

Bahasa Indonesia alat kontrasepsi dalam rahim spiral

Italiano diaframma dispositivo intrauterino IUD spirale

日本語子宮内避妊器具

ខ្មែរ កងដាក់ក្នុងស្បូន

한국어 자궁 내 장치 자궁 내 피임 장치

Nederlands spiraal spiraaltje

Polski spirala wkładka

Português dispositivo intrauterino DIU

Русский ВМС внутрима́точная спира́ль спираль

Српски spirala spirala spirale spirale спирала

Svenska spiral

Türkçe rahim içi araç spiral

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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