English Explanatory Dictionary

male condom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of external condom.

Word forms

male condom male condoms

Etymology

Retronym for condom, coined after the introduction of the internal condom or female condom to distinguish the type of barrier contraceptive worn over an erect penis from the type worn internally in the vagina or anus.

Synonyms

external condom
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