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Definitions of
'pessary'
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
Definitions of
'pessary'
Webster 1913 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
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