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Definition: IUD |
IUDNoun1. Contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
IUD | English | Institute for Urban Development | N/A |
IUD | Italian | Dispositivo intrauterino | Medicine |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: IUDSynonym: intrauterine device (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: Institute for Urban Development (public administration, building & civil engineering), intrauterine contraceptive device (medicine), intrauterine device, intra-uterine device, intra-uterine pessary, Intra-uterine(contraceptive)device, stem pessary. |
Crosswords: IUD |
| Specialty definitions using "IUD": STRINGER-MACHINE TENDER. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | The IUD, or intra-uterine device, being placed in an applicator for insertion. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by J. Mohr.. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | It is also available as an IUD (intrauterine device), a vaginal gel, and shots. (references) | |
Commonly taken as a pill, progestin is also available as an IUD (intrauterine device), vaginal gel, patch, or shot. The progestins most often used are medroxyprogesterone acetate, norethindrone, and micronized progesterone. (references) | ||
Women who have an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted may have a slightly increased risk of PID compared with women using other contraceptives or no contraceptive at all. However, this risk is greatly reduced in women being screened and treated for any infections before an IUD is inserted. (references) | ||
Business | In a number of cases, charges have been brought against doctors for sterilizing a woman or inserting an IUD without her consent. (references) | |
Human Rights | China | The regulations further require that women who use an IUD undergo quarterly exams to ensure that it remains properly in place. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "IUD" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 68.29% of the time. "IUD" is used about 41 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 68.29% | 28 | 65,706 |
| Noun (common) | 21.95% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Noun (proper) | 9.76% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 41 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
iud | 713 | iud contraceptive | 5 |
iud birth control | 60 | information iud | 5 |
iud mirena | 59 | bleeding iud | 4 |
iud pregnancy | 33 | iud type | 4 |
copper iud | 32 | contraception iud | 4 |
iud side effects | 23 | iud nova t | 4 |
iud paraguard | 18 | image iud | 3 |
iud removal | 17 | iud new | 3 |
iud merina | 12 | antibiotic iud | 3 |
iud insertion | 11 | iud risk | 3 |
paragard iud | 11 | iud progesterone | 3 |
iud picture | 11 | contraceptives iud | 2 |
device intrauterine iud | 9 | device iud | 2 |
complication iud | 8 | gain iud weight | 2 |
cost iud | 8 | got i iud pregnant | 2 |
iud marina | 8 | comment iud mirena | 2 |
iud problem | 7 | iud price | 2 |
iud pregnant | 6 | 7 copper iud | 2 |
iud merena | 6 | infection iud | 2 |
copper t iud | 5 | endometriosis iud | 2 |
iud miscarriage | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "IUD"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Dutch | spiraaltje dat in zeer geringe hoeveelheden hormonen vrijgeeft (hormone-releasing intrauterine device, hormone-releasing IUD), het inbrengen van een spiraaltje (intrauterine device insertion, IUD insertion). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | stérilet libérant des hormones (hormone-releasing IUD), pose du stérilet (IUD insertion), DIU libérant des hormones (hormone-releasing IUD). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | iuday DIU que libera hormonas (hormone-releasing intrauterine device, hormone-releasing IUD), colocación del DIU (intrauterine device insertion, IUD insertion). (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Joshua Chapter 19, Verse 45 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai azwr kai banaibakat kai geqremmwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Iud et Benebarach et Gethremmon |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Joshua Chapter 19, Verse 45 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang Jehud, ug ang Beneberak, ug ang Gath-rimmon, |
| Croatian | Jehud, Bene-Berak, Gat-Rimon, |
| Danish | Jehud, Bene-Berak, Gat-Rim-mon, |
| Dutch | En Jehud, en Bene-berak, en Gath-rimmon, |
| Finnish | Jehud, Bene-Berak, Gat-Rimmon, |
| French | Jehud, Bené Berak, Gath Rimmon, |
| German | Jehud, Bne-Barak, Gath-Rimmon, |
| Haitian Creole | Jewoud, Bene-Berak Gat-Rimon, |
| Hungarian | Jehud, Bené-Bárak és Gath-Rimmon; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Yehud, Beneberak, Gat-Rimon, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan Yehud dan Bene-Birak dan Gat-Rimon, |
| Italian | Ieud, Bene-Berak, Gat-Rimmon, |
| Maori | I Iehuru, i Peneperaka, i Katarimono; |
| Norwegian | og Jehud og Bene-Berak og Gat-Rimmon |
| Portuguese | Jeúde, Bene-Beraque, Gate-Rimom, |
| Rumanian | Iehud, Bene-Berac, Gat-Rimon, |
| Swedish | Jehud, Bene-Berak, Gat-Rimmon, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: dui. | |
| Words within the letters "d-i-u" | |
-1 letter: id. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-i-u" | |
+1 letter: duci, duit, guid, quid. | |
+2 letters: adieu, audio, audit, build, cupid, dhuti, druid, duits, dulia, duomi, equid, fluid, fundi, guide, guids, guild, humid, indue, lucid, ludic, lurid, mucid, murid, nidus, nudie, odium, pudic, quids, scudi, squid, tumid, unbid, undid. | |
+3 letters: adieus, adieux, adzuki, aidful, audial, audile, auding, audios, audits, beduin, budgie, builds, burdie, buried, busied, cuboid, cuddie, cupids, cuspid, dautie, dhutis, dibbuk, dictum, dilute, dimout, dingus, dinkum, diquat, dirdum, disbud, discus, disuse, diuron, druids, dubbin, duckie, duddie, duding, dudish, duelli, duiker, duking, dulias, dunite, dunlin, duping, durian, during, durion, durrie, duties, equids, fluids, fucoid, fulgid, fundic, guided, guider, guides, guidon, guilds, guiled, guised, imbued, indium, induce, induct, indued, indues, indult, inured, iodous, issued, juiced, juried, liquid, medium, medius, midgut, moduli, mucoid, murids, muscid, musjid, nudies, nudism, nudist, nudity, nudnik, odious, odiums, oidium, outbid, outdid, piqued, podium, pundit, putrid, quired, radium, radius, rubied, ruined, siddur, sodium, squids, studio, stupid, suited, sulfid, tedium, toluid, tuladi, turbid, turgid, unbind, undies, undine, ungird, unipod, united, unkind, unlaid, unpaid, unsaid, untidy, untied, unwind, upbind, updive, upgird, upside, upwind, uredia, ureide, windup. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 55 44 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. ..- -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01010101 01000100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I U D |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 0055 0044 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)435538 |
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