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contraception definition

con·tra·cep·tion (kän′trə sep′s̸hən)

noun

the intentional prevention of fertilization of an ovum, as by special devices, drugs, etc.

Etymology: contra- + (con)ception

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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