diaphragm
15
7.0
- noun
- /ˈdaɪəfræm/
- Specialized
:
diafragma anticonceptivo
- The doctor explained how to insert a diaphragm correctly to ensure it is effective.
- diaphragm users
- diaphragm use
- condoms and diaphragms
He found it in seeing a couple of young kids and knowing that one of them was wearing a diaphragm.
- He found it in seeing a couple of young kids and knowing that one of them was wearing a diaphragm.
Examples
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Why does she wear a diaphragm?
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Women with a history of toxic shock syndrome should avoid the contraceptive sponge and diaphragm.
Academic text (2011) -
I thought I would put in my diaphragm, just in case.
Fiction book (1993) -
I thought you said you were using a diaphragm.
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So I used a diaphragm and I got pregnant in '67... before it was legal.
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Our research provides information about the acceptability of the diaphragm among diverse groups of women in the U.S.
Academic text (2006) -
Moreover, our sample is limited to women who use the diaphragm as a method of pregnancy prevention.
Academic text (2006) -
For example, partner satisfaction was more characteristic of diaphragm users than condom users.
Academic text (2006) -
The past six years she'd used a diaphragm, but now she teased him by pretending to throw it away.
Fiction book (1996) -
I use a diaphragm.
Synonyms
1
9.9
A soft cup you put over the opening of the womb to block sperm and help prevent pregnancy
1
6.4
Something people use to prevent pregnancy, like a condom or diaphragm
A flexible cup inserted into the vagina to cover the opening to the womb and stop sperm entering
Compounds
A flexible cup inserted into the vagina to cover the opening to the womb and stop sperm entering
- Specialized
A part with thin overlapping plates that controls how much light passes through a lens
How Effective
- Specialized
1
3.9
- Specialized
1
3.7
- Specialized
15
7.0
- NSFW
442
2.8
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Diaphragm comes from Greek dia- 'across' and -phragm 'barrier', meaning a 'barrier stretched across'. A helpful way to remember the contraceptive diaphragm is to think of it as a small barrier that blocks sperm from entering the womb.