| NOUN | act | contraceptive method, contraception | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery |
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| Meaning | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery. | |
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| Synonym | contraception | |
| Narrower | oral contraception | contraception achieved by taking oral contraceptive pills |
| surgical contraception | contraception by surgical sterilization | |
| Broader | birth control, birth prevention, family planning | limiting the number of children born |
| Spanish | anticoncepcionismo, anticoncepción, contracepción, método anticonceptivo | |
| Catalan | anticoncepció, contracepció | |
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