Synonyms of the word

pessary

• n. A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support…
• n. (contraception) A diaphragm.
• n. (medicine) A vaginal suppository.

contraceptive

• adj. That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.
• n. A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less…

diaphragm

• n. (anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed…
• n. (anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
• n. A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
• n. (mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into…
• n. (acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
• n. (optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light…
• n. (chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
• n. (construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, havig a sufficiently large in-plane…
• v. (optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
• v. To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.

preventative

• adj. Alternative form of preventive.
• n. Alternative form of preventive.

preventive

• adj. Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
• adj. Carried out to deter military aggression.
• adj. Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
• adj. (obsolete) Going before; preceding.
• n. (dated) A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
• n. (nonstandard) A thing that slows the development of an illness.
• n. A contraceptive, especially a condom.