symptothermaladj.

Brit.

/ˌsɪm(p)tə(ʊ)ˈθəːml/, U.S.

/ˌsɪm(p)təˈθərm(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: symptom n., thermal adj.

Etymology: < sympto- (in symptom n.; compare -o- connective) + thermal adj., apparently as alteration of earlier symptothermic, itself apparently after < French sympto-thermique (1960 or earlier).

Designating a method of natural birth control in which observations of body temperature and other physical indications (esp. changes in vaginal mucus) are used to assess the timing of the fertile phase of a woman's menstrual cycle. Also: of or relating to this method.

ΚΠ

1967 Union of Love xiii. 206 The enormous advantage of this method, called sympto-thermal because it combines watching the temperature as well as certain signs or symptoms, is that it is practically foolproof.

1988 Internat. Jrnl. Fertility 33 10 A total of 215 symptothermal charts from natural family planning users were analyzed.

2007 Guardian 27 Feb. (G2 section) 16/1 New research..has found that the sympto-thermal method (STM) of family planning is just as effective as the pill.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	symptothermal
释义	symptothermaladj. Brit. /ˌsɪm(p)tə(ʊ)ˈθəːml/, U.S. /ˌsɪm(p)təˈθərm(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: symptom n., thermal adj. Etymology: < sympto- (in symptom n.; compare -o- connective) + thermal adj., apparently as alteration of earlier symptothermic, itself apparently after < French sympto-thermique (1960 or earlier). Designating a method of natural birth control in which observations of body temperature and other physical indications (esp. changes in vaginal mucus) are used to assess the timing of the fertile phase of a woman's menstrual cycle. Also: of or relating to this method. ΚΠ 1967 Union of Love xiii. 206 The enormous advantage of this method, called sympto-thermal because it combines watching the temperature as well as certain signs or symptoms, is that it is practically foolproof. 1988 Internat. Jrnl. Fertility 33 10 A total of 215 symptothermal charts from natural family planning users were analyzed. 2007 Guardian 27 Feb. (G2 section) 16/1 New research..has found that the sympto-thermal method (STM) of family planning is just as effective as the pill. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1967
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