Suppository
/səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.
"rectal suppository"
- 2 a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts wordnet
Example
More examples"This pill is taken as a suppository."
Etymology
From Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin suppositōrium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositōrius (“placed beneath”), from Latin suppōnō (“to put under”).