(~s)
An ~ is a piece of plastic or metal which is put inside a woman’s womb in order to prevent her from becoming pregnant. ~ is an abbreviation for ‘intra-uterine device’.
= coil
N-COUNT
(~s)
An ~ is a piece of plastic or metal which is put inside a woman’s womb in order to prevent her from becoming pregnant. ~ is an abbreviation for ‘intra-uterine device’.
= coil
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012