CONTRACEPTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does contraception mean? 

• CONTRACEPTION (noun)
  The noun CONTRACEPTION has 1 sense:

1. birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery

  Familiarity information: CONTRACEPTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTRACEPTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

contraception; contraceptive method

Hypernyms ("contraception" is a kind of...):

birth control; birth prevention; family planning (limiting the number of children born)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contraception"):

oral contraception (contraception achieved by taking oral contraceptive pills)

surgical contraception (contraception by surgical sterilization)

 Context examples 

It also specializes in other women’s health issues, such as menopause, hormone problems, contraception (birth control), and infertility.

(Ob/gyn, NCI Dictionary)

A synthetic progestin commonly used alone or in combination with an estrogen for contraception.

(Norgestrel, NCI Thesaurus)

The hormone has been used in treating amenorrhea, functional uterine bleeding, endometriosis, and for contraception.

(Norethindrone Acetate, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Birth control, also known as contraception, is designed to prevent pregnancy.

(Birth Control, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)