IUD

Definition: IUD

IUD

Noun

1. Contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus.

Abbreviations & Acronyms: IUD

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).

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Synonym: IUD

Synonym: 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.

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Crosswords: IUD

Specialty definitions using "IUD": STRINGER-MACHINE TENDER. (references)

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Commercial Usage: IUD

Domain	Title
Books	Intrauterine devices for contraception; the IUD (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: IUD

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.

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Non-Fiction Usage: IUD

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.

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Usage Frequency: IUD

"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.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: IUD

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.

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Modern Translation: IUD

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

Spanish		DIU que libera hormonas (hormone-releasing intrauterine device, hormone-releasing IUD), colocación del DIU (intrauterine device insertion, IUD insertion). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: IUD

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.

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Matched Bible Translations: IUD

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.

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Anagrams: IUD

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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