Suppository

//səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts wordnet

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conjecturalhypotheticalputativereputedsupposedsuppositional

Example

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"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”).

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