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RHYTHM METHOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
Synonyms:
calendar method; calendar method of birth control; rhythm; rhythm method; rhythm method of birth control
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rhythm method" is a kind of...):
natural family planning (any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs; coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle)
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