Term: intrauterine device: contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus
Candidate hypernym: contraceptive: an agent or device intended to prevent conception → 1
Candidate hypernym: geastraceae: a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales → 0
Candidate hypernym: bb gun: an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air → 0
Candidate hypernym: sapropel: sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans → 0
Candidate hypernym: monal: brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia → 0
Candidate hypernym: cube root: a number that when multiplied three times equals a given number → 0
Candidate hypernym: anomala: genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses → 0
Candidate hypernym: exhumation: the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried → 0
Candidate hypernym: lordosis: an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column → 0
Candidate hypernym: inanimateness: not having life → 0
Candidate hypernym: scleroderma citrinum: an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts → 0