contraception

English Thesaurus

1. birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery (noun.act)

hypernym	:	birth control, birth prevention, family planning,
definition	:	limiting the number of children born (noun.act)

hyponym	:	oral contraception,
definition	:	contraception achieved by taking oral contraceptive pills (noun.act)

hyponym	:	surgical contraception,
definition	:	contraception by surgical sterilization (noun.act)