'contraception' definitions:
Definition of 'contraception'
From: WordNet
noun
Birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery [syn: contraception, contraceptive method]
Definition of 'contraception'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'contraception'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aridity,
- barrenness,
- birth control,
- dearth,
- dry womb,
- dryness,
- family planning,
- famine,
- impotence,
- ineffectualness,
- infecundity,
- infertility,
- planned parenthood,
- sterileness,
- sterility,
- unfertileness,
- unfruitfulness,
- unproductiveness,
- withered loins