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 Definitions of pessary  [ˈpɛs ə ri]  

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Definition of 'pessary' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pessary
a device worn in the vagina to support a displaced uterus.

2.  pessary
a vaginal suppository.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME pessarie < LL pessārium= L pess(os) (< Gk pessós suppository, oval stone) +-ārium -ary)

Definition of 'pessary' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) diaphragm, pessary, contraceptive diaphragm
a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix


Definition of 'pessary' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) pessary
an instrument or device to be introduced into and worn in the vagina, to support the uterus, or remedy a malposition

2. (noun) pessary
a medicinal substance in the form of a bolus or mass, designed for introduction into the vagina; a vaginal suppository



'pessary' - Nearby Entries  

pes planus  pesky  peso  pessary  pessimal  pessimism  pessimist  



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