suppository

[ suh-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ səˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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noun, plural sup·pos·i·to·ries.

a solid, conical mass of medicinal substance that melts upon insertion into the rectum or vagina.

Origin of suppository

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin suppositōrium, equivalent to supposi-, variant stem of suppōnere (see suppose) + -tōrium -tory1

Words nearby suppository

supposing, supposition, suppositious, supposititious, suppositive, suppository, suppress, suppressant, suppressed carrier modulation, suppression, suppressive

Words related to suppository

putative, assumed, alleged, supposed, rumored, regarded, said, seeming, reported, considered, thought, held, reckoned, deemed, accounted, conjectural, hypothetical, ostensible, suppositional

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British Dictionary definitions for suppository

suppository
/ (səˈpɒzɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

noun plural -ries

med an encapsulated or solid medication for insertion into the vagina, rectum, or urethra, where it melts and releases the active substance

Word Origin for suppository

C14: from Medieval Latin suppositōrium, from Latin suppositus placed beneath, from suppōnere; see suppose

Medical definitions for suppository

suppository
[ sə-pŏz′ĭ-tôr′ē ]

n.

A small plug of medication designed to melt at body temperature within a body cavity other than the mouth, especially the rectum or vagina.