pessary

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Etymology

From Middle English pessarie, from Old French pessaire, from Latin pessarium.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛsəɹi/
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Noun

pessary (plural pessaries)

  2. A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.
  4. (contraception) A diaphragm or cervical cap.
  6. (medicine) A vaginal suppository.
    Hypernym: suppository

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