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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)
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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
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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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