rhythm method
noun
a method of birth control in which the couple abstain from sexual intercourse during the period when ovulation is most likely to occur.
Compare
safe period.
Origin of rhythm method
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby rhythm method
rhyolite,
rhys,
rhythm,
rhythm and blues,
rhythm band,
rhythm method,
rhythm section,
rhythm stick,
rhythm-and-blues,
rhythmic,
rhythmic gymnastics
British Dictionary definitions for rhythm method
rhythm method
noun
a method of controlling conception without the aid of a contraceptive device, by restricting sexual intercourse to those days in a woman's menstrual cycle on which conception is considered least likely to occur
See also safe period
Medical definitions for rhythm method
rhythm method
n.
A birth control method dependent on abstinence during the period of ovulation.