suppository

American  

[suh-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / səˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

noun

plural

suppositories

1. a solid, conical mass of medicinal substance that melts upon insertion into the rectum or vagina.

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suppository British  

/ -trɪ, səˈpɒzɪtərɪ /

noun

1. med an encapsulated or solid medication for insertion into the vagina, rectum, or urethra, where it melts and releases the active substance

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Etymology

Origin of suppository

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin suppositōrium, equivalent to supposi-, variant stem of suppōnere ( see suppose) + -tōrium -tory ¹

Example Sentences

But Clysters must be forborn on these Occasions, especially when one of the thick Guts is wounded, making use rather of a Suppository or laxative Diet-Drinks, to avoid dilation and straining.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel

Vaginal Suppository Acid citric, 6 grainsAcid boracic, 1 dramCocoa butter, 90 grains Make into 12 suppositories.

From Family Limitation by Sanger, Margaret

Related Words

• alleged
• assumed
• putative
• regarded
• rumored
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