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device /de·vice/ (dĭvīs´) something contrived for a specific purpose. biventricular assist device (BVAD) a ventricular assist device with the combined functions of both left and right ventricular assist devices. contraceptive device one used to prevent conception, such as a barrier contraceptive, an intrauterine device, or a means of preventing ovulation (e.g., birth control pill). intrauterine device (IUD) a plastic or metallic device inserted in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. ventricular assist device (VAD) a circulatory support device that augments the function of the left ventricle, the right ventricle, or both, by providing mechanically assisted pulsatile blood flow.
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It told of pharmacists who refuse to dispense birth-control pills to unmarried women, of those who will not sell contraceptive devices to anybody, period, and of those who not only won't fill morning-after prescriptions, but who hold the prescriptions hostage, refusing to return them to customers, knowing time is of the essence because the pill is less effective if taken too long after intercourse. Rivera R, Yacobson I and Grimes D, The mechanism of action of hormonal contraceptives and intrauterine contraceptive devices, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1999, 181(5, pt. The body language of the marital act says, 'I'm all yours,' but the contraceptive device adds, 'except for my fertility'. |
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