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• Sustantivo que designa un anticonceptivo, generalmente un pequeño dispositivo de plástico o metal con forma de T que se inserta en el útero para prevenir el embarazo.

A noun referring to a contraceptive device, typically a small T-shaped piece of plastic or metal inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy.

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1. Intrauterine deviceB2formalmedical

   A small, T-shaped contraceptive device made of plastic and copper or hormones that is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy.

   Dispositivo intrauterino

   • The doctor recommended an IUD for long-term contraception.
   • She had an IUD inserted after her first child was born.
   • IUDs are over 99% effective at preventing pregnancy.

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