contraception
noun1
Usually The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.
- Derived terms
- anticontraception, contracept, contraceptional, contraceptionism, contraceptionist, immunocontraception
- Related terms
- contraceptive
- Hyponyms
- vasectomy, tube tying, condoms, birth-control pill, the pill, v-ring, contraceptive patch, contraceptive implant, IUD, diaphragm, withdrawal