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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

intrauterine device

/ĭnˌ-trəy-o͞ot'-ẽr-ĭn dĭv-īs'/ · in·tra·u·ter·ine de·vice · IPA
01 n. A contraceptive device consisting of a small, usually plastic object placed within the uterus to prevent conception; also called IUD.
  1. 1.
    A contraceptive device consisting of a small, usually plastic object placed within the uterus to prevent conception; also called IUD.