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Webster 1913 Edition

Suppository

Sup-pos′i-to-ry

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Suppositories
(#)
.
[LL.
suppositorium
, fr. L.
suppositorius
that is placed underneath: cf. F.
suppositoire
. See
Supposition
.]
(Med.)
A pill or bolus for introduction into the rectum; esp., a cylinder or cone of medicated cacao butter.

Webster 1828 Edition

Suppository

SUPPOS'ITORY

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Noun.
In medicine, a long cylindrical body introduced into the rectum to procure stools when clysters cannot be administered.

Definition 2024

suppository

suppository

English

Noun

suppository ‎(plural suppositories)

  1. A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, **** or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.

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Etymology

From Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin suppositorium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositorius ‎(“placed beneath”), from Latin supponere ‎(“to put under”)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /səˈpɒzɪtəri/
  • (US) enPR: sə-päzʹĭ-tôr'ē, IPA(key): /səˈpɑzɪˌtɔri/

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