IUD
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The Philippine sense is due to the streetfood being reminiscent of an intrauterine device.
Noun
[edit]IUD (countable and uncountable, plural IUDs)
- Initialism of intrauterine device.
- 2022 May 10, Catherine Pearson, “What to Know Before Getting an IUD”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- An IUD is a type of long-acting, reversible contraceptive. The small, T-shaped device is placed in the uterus and left in place to prevent pregnancy for between three and 12 years, depending on the type.
- (psychiatry) Initialism of inhalant use disorder.
- 2012, Paul S. Links, Jamal Y. Ansari, Fatima Fazalullasha, Ravi Shah, “The Relationship of Personality Disorders and Axis I Clinical Disorders”, in Thomas A. Widiger, editor, The Oxford Handbook of Personality Disorders (Oxford Library of Psychology), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 247:
- Typically, respondents with ASPD that use inhalants often exhibited a greater level of antisocialism, and this relationship was intensified further if the inhalant user had an IUD.
- (psychiatry) Initialism of internet use disorder.
- (Philippines, informal) barbecued chicken intestine, sold as street food
Translations
[edit]intrauterine device
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]IUD m
- IUD
- Synonyms: DIU, spirale, dispositivo intrauterino