Meanings
nounvaginal ring (plural vaginal rings)
plural vaginal rings · alternative initialism VR
- medicineA device consisting of a flexible ring held in the vagina which provides a controlled release of drugs, typically used for contraception.
Inequality, research shows, [is why] we still see Aids-related deaths in an era when we have all the antiretrovirals, HIV prevention pills, vaginal rings, injections and harm-reduction plans needed to end the pandemic.
2023 August 7, Mia Malan, “A pandemic is not just a disease – it’s a political, social and economic crisis fuelled by inequality”, in The Guardian
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 陰道環 /阴道环
- 陰道環 /阴道环 (yīndàohuán)contraception device
Finnish ehkäisyrengas
- ehkäisyrengascontraception device
French anneau vaginal
- anneau vaginalcontraception device
German Vaginalring
- Vaginalringcontraception device
Romanian inel vaginal
- inel vaginalcontraception device
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“vaginal ring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaginal%20ring. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vaginal ring,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaginal%20ring.
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