Contraception

3 definitions found

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

  contraception \contraception\ n.
     the intentional prevention of conception or impregnation,
     especially when accomplished by the use of contraceptive
     medications or devices; a form of birth control.
     [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  contraception
       n : birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or
           intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery [syn:
           {contraceptive method}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "contraception":
     aridity, barrenness, birth control, dearth, dry womb, dryness,
     family planning, famine, impotence, ineffectualness, infecundity,
     infertility, planned parenthood, sterileness, sterility,
     unfertileness, unfruitfulness, unproductiveness, withered loins