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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contraceptive, device
contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: IUD
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
Narrower terms: loop
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
спира́ла
(spirála)
— contraceptive device
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Catalan:
dispositiu intrauterí
— contraceptive device
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Catalan:
esterilet
— contraceptive device
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Chinese Mandarin:
宮內避孕器 /宫内避孕器
(gōngnèi bìyùnqì)
— contraceptive device
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Chinese Mandarin:
子宮環 /子宫环
(zǐgōnghuán)
— contraceptive device
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Czech:
nitroděložní tělísko
— contraceptive device
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Danish:
spiral
— contraceptive device
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Dutch:
spiraal
— contraceptive device
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Dutch:
spiraaltje
— contraceptive device
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Estonian:
spiraal
— contraceptive device
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Finnish:
ehkäisykierukka
— contraceptive device
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Finnish:
kierukka
— contraceptive device
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French:
dispositif intra-utérin
— contraceptive device
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French:
DIU
— contraceptive device
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French:
stérilet
— contraceptive device
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Galician:
dispositivo intrauterino
— contraceptive device
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German:
Intrauterinpessar
— contraceptive device
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German:
Spirale
— contraceptive device
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Greek:
κολπικό διάφραγμα
(kolpikó diáfragma)
— contraceptive device
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Hungarian:
méhen belüli eszköz
— contraceptive device
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Hungarian:
spirál
— contraceptive device
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Indonesian:
alat kontrasepsi dalam rahim
— contraceptive device
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Indonesian:
spiral
— contraceptive device
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Italian:
dispositivo intrauterino
— contraceptive device
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Italian:
diaframma
— contraceptive device
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Italian:
spirale
— contraceptive device
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Italian:
IUD
— contraceptive device
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Japanese:
子宮内避妊器具
(shikyūnai hinin kigu)
— contraceptive device
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Khmer:
កងដាក់ក្នុងស្បូន
(kɑɑng dak knong sboun)
— contraceptive device
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Korean:
자궁 내 장치
(jagung nae jangchi)
— contraceptive device
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Korean:
자궁 내 피임 장치
(jagung nae piim jangchi)
— contraceptive device
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Norwegian Bokmål:
spiral
— contraceptive device
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
spiral
— contraceptive device
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Occitan:
esterilet
— contraceptive device
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Polish:
spirala
— contraceptive device
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Polish:
wkładka
— contraceptive device
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Portuguese:
dispositivo intrauterino
— contraceptive device
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Portuguese:
DIU
— contraceptive device
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Russian:
внутрима́точная спира́ль
(vnutrimátočnaja spirálʹ)
— contraceptive device
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Russian:
ВМС
(VMS)
— contraceptive device
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Russian:
спира́ль
(spirálʹ)
— contraceptive device
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Spanish:
dispositivo intrauterino
— contraceptive device
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Spanish:
DIU
— contraceptive device
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Swedish:
spiral
— contraceptive device
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Swedish:
livmoderinlägg
— contraceptive device
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Turkish:
spiral
— contraceptive device
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Turkish:
rahim içi araç
— contraceptive device
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Turkish:
rahim içi kontraseptif cihaz
— contraceptive device
