IUD

IUD (countable and uncountable, plural IUDs)

1. Initialism of intrauterine device.
   • 2022 May 10, Catherine Pearson, “What to Know Before Getting an IUD”, in The New York Times‎, ISSN 0362-4331:

     An IUD is a type of long-acting, reversible contraceptive. The small, T-shaped device is placed in the uterus and left in place to prevent pregnancy for between three and 12 years, depending on the type.

2. (psychiatry) Initialism of inhalant use disorder.
   • 2012, Paul S. Links, Jamal Y. Ansari, Fatima Fazalullasha, Ravi Shah, “The Relationship of Personality Disorders and Axis I Clinical Disorders”, in Thomas A. Widiger, editor, The Oxford Handbook of Personality Disorders (Oxford Library of Psychology), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 247:

     Typically, respondents with ASPD that use inhalants often exhibited a greater level of antisocialism, and this relationship was intensified further if the inhalant user had an IUD.

• D.U.I., DUI, Diu, IDU, UDI, UID, Udi, dui, udi-, uid

IUD m

1. IUD

   Synonyms: DIU, spirale, dispositivo intrauterino

• DIU, udì