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method of birth control
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calendar method of birth control — noun natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) • Syn: ↑rhythm method of birth control, ↑rhythm… … Useful english dictionary
rhythm method of birth control — noun natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) • Syn: ↑rhythm method, ↑rhythm, ↑calendar method of… … Useful english dictionary
birth control — birth con.trol n [U] the practice of controlling the number of children you have = ↑contraception ▪ a safe method of birth control … Dictionary of contemporary English
birth control — regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception. Cf. family planning (def. 1). [1914, Amer.] * * * Voluntary limiting of human reproduction, using such means as contraception, sexual abstinence … Universalium
Birth control — For other uses, see Birth control (disambiguation). Birth control is an umbrella term for several techniques and methods used to prevent fertilization or to interrupt pregnancy at various stages. Birth control techniques and methods include… … Wikipedia
birth control — noun limiting the number of children born (Freq. 12) • Syn: ↑birth prevention, ↑family planning • Hypernyms: ↑planning • Hyponyms: ↑coitus interruptus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
birth control — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective VERB + BIRTH CONTROL ▪ practise/practice, use BIRTH CONTROL + NOUN ▪ method ▪ … Collocations dictionary
birth control — noun (U) the practice of controlling, by various methods, the number of children you have; contraception: a safe method of birth control … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
birth control — [n] method of preventing pregnancy abstinence, condom, contraception, contraceptive, diaphragm, IUD, pill, planned parenthood, rhythm method, rubber, safety*, tied tubes, vasectomy; concepts 121,375 … New thesaurus
birth control — ☆ birth control n. 1. control of the number and frequency of children born, specif. through the control of conception; contraception 2. a device or method used to prevent conception … English World dictionary
birth control — Synonyms and related words: aridity, barrenness, contraception, dearth, dry womb, dryness, family planning, famine, impotence, ineffectualness, infecundity, infertility, planned parenthood, rhythm method, sterileness, sterility, the pill,… … Moby Thesaurus
