Meanings
nouncervical cap (plural cervical caps)
plural cervical caps
- A small latex or silicone contraceptive device that fits over the cervix and stays in place either by suction or by surface viscosity.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Dutch cervixkapje
- cervixkapjecontraceptive device
Finnish pessaari
- pessaaricontraceptive device
French cape cervicale
- cape cervicalecontraceptive device
German Portiokappe
- Portiokappecontraceptive device
Italian cappuccio cervicale
- cappuccio cervicalecontraceptive device
Korean 페서리
- 페서리 (peseori)contraceptive device
Polish wkładka domaciczna
- wkładka domacicznacontraceptive device
Portuguese capuz cervical
- capuz cervicalcontraceptive device
Romanian diafragma
- diafragmacontraceptive device
Spanish capuchón cervical, cubierta cervical
- capuchón cervicalcontraceptive device
- cubierta cervicalcontraceptive device
Cite this entry
APA
cervical cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cervical%20cap
MLA
“cervical cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cervical%20cap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cervical cap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cervical%20cap.
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