'IUD' definitions:
Definition of 'IUD'
From: WordNet
noun
Contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus [syn: intrauterine device, IUD]
Definition of 'IUD'
From: GCIDE
- IUD \IUD\, n. An intrauterine device, a contraceptive device consisting of a small, usually plastic object placed within the uterus to prevent conception. [PJC]
Definition of 'IUD'
From: GCIDE
- intrauterine device \in`tra*u"ter*ine de*vice"\, n. A contraceptive device consisting of a small, usually plastic object placed within the uterus to prevent conception; also called IUD. [PJC]