Word Study
contraception
CIDE DICTIONARY
contraception, n.
the intentional prevention of conception or impregnation, especially when accomplished by the use of contraceptive medications or devices; a form of birth control . [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
contraception, n. the intentional prevention of pregnancy; the use of contraceptives.
Etymology
CONTRA- + CONCEPTION
THESAURUS
contraception
aridity, barrenness, birth control, dearth, dry womb, dryness, family planning, famine, impotence, ineffectualness, infecundity, infertility, planned parenthood, sterileness, sterility, unfertileness, unfruitfulness, unproductiveness, withered loinsFor further exploring for "contraception" in Webster Dictionary Online