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spermicide

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007904

A chemical substance that kills sperm and is used as a type of birth control. It is available over-the-counter (without a doctor’s order) and comes in many different forms such as cream, gel, foam, and suppository. Spermicides can be used alone or with another birth control method such as a condom or diaphragm. They do not protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007904
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007904",
  "term": "spermicide",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A chemical substance that kills sperm and is used as a type of birth control. It is available over-the-counter (without a doctor’s order) and comes in many different forms such as cream, gel, foam, and suppository. Spermicides can be used alone or with another birth control method such as a condom or diaphragm. They do not protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/spermicide/"
}

Record 15,237 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.