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CONDOM FEMININ [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
  • Human Diseases
DEF

[A] disposable sheath designed to protect a woman from pregnancy and STDs [sexually transmitted diseases] by lining the vagina.

OBS

The vaginal pouch, or female condom, fits inside the vagina like a diaphragm and also covers the vulva ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
  • Maladies humaines
DEF

Dispositif en caoutchouc, de diverses formes (diaphragme, cape, voûte, vimule), dont le but est d'isoler l'orifice cervical de l'utérus de façon à empêcher la pénétration des spermatozoïdes lors du coït.

Spanish

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