surgical contraception
- noun
- /ˈsɜrʤɪkəl ˌkɒntrəˈsɛpʃən/
- Specialized
:
contracepción quirúrgica
- He learned about surgical contraception during a health seminar focused on reproductive choices and family planning.
Examples
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Many couples choose surgical contraception to ensure they do not have more children in the future.
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After discussing various options, she decided that surgical contraception was the best choice for her long-term family planning.
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In the Szeged Declaration drawn up at the meeting, participants called for the collection of reliable national health statistics, preferably based on WHO definitions, and the establishment of systems for the delivery of high-quality family planning services, including surgical contraception.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
175
4.4
Methods and devices that prevent pregnancy when people have sex
22
4.9
To stop an animal or person from having babies
1
3.5
A way to prevent pregnancy, often using a device like a condom or a medicine like a pill
How Permanent
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
3.9
2
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'surgical' (relating to surgery) + 'contraception' (methods to avoid pregnancy), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to contraception achieved by surgery. This noun phrase follows a common modifier+noun pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent, so it should be understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Surgical contraception creates a clear image: a doctor uses a surgical operation to change the body so the person cannot have a baby. So it means 'prevent pregnancy' by surgery, often as a 'permanent' choice.