IUD

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  IUD \IUD\, n.
     An {intrauterine device}, a contraceptive device consisting
     of a small, usually plastic object placed within the uterus
     to prevent conception.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  IUD
       n : contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic
           or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the
           uterus [syn: {intrauterine device}]