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Suppository

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Noun

1. suppository

a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Suppository

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noun plural -ries
medicine
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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Suppository

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nounWord forms: plural supˈposiˌtories
a small piece of medicated substance, usually conical, ovoid, or cylindrical, introduced into a body passage, as the rectum or vagina, where body heat causes it to melt

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Suppository

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n. pl. sup·pos·i·to·ries
A small plug of medication designed to melt at body temperature within a body cavity other than the mouth, especially the rectum or vagina. Also called bougie.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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