suppository
noun
sup·pos·i·to·ry sə-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē 
plural suppositories
: a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity (such as the rectum)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The products will be oral tablet, capsule, tincture, gelatinous cube, gel, oil, cream, patch, suppository, nebulizer, and liquid or oil for an inhaler. 
Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022 The products will be oral tablet, capsule, tincture, gelatinous cube, gel, oil, cream, patch, suppository, nebulizer, and liquid or oil for an inhaler. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 13 June 2022 Other forms of prescription estrogen, such as a topical estrogen cream, or a ring or suppository. Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 1 May 2022 My new gynecologist is recommending a suppository called Revaree instead. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2022 Anti-nausea medicines may also be given by injection or by rectal suppository. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2022 Hemorrhoids can be pretty responsive to over-the-counter creams, an ice pack, soaking in a sitz bath, or using a suppository with corticosteroid creams to alleviate pain and swelling. Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 10 Mar. 2022 An approved suppository can make some people wince, let alone one that includes an unapproved peptide from China. Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 27 May 2021 More advanced cases may need to be treated with an enema or suppository, but this process is usually above the paygrade of the owner. Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2021 See More
Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022 The products will be oral tablet, capsule, tincture, gelatinous cube, gel, oil, cream, patch, suppository, nebulizer, and liquid or oil for an inhaler. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 13 June 2022 Other forms of prescription estrogen, such as a topical estrogen cream, or a ring or suppository. Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 1 May 2022 My new gynecologist is recommending a suppository called Revaree instead. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2022 Anti-nausea medicines may also be given by injection or by rectal suppository. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2022 Hemorrhoids can be pretty responsive to over-the-counter creams, an ice pack, soaking in a sitz bath, or using a suppository with corticosteroid creams to alleviate pain and swelling. Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 10 Mar. 2022 An approved suppository can make some people wince, let alone one that includes an unapproved peptide from China. Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 27 May 2021 More advanced cases may need to be treated with an enema or suppository, but this process is usually above the paygrade of the owner. Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin suppositorium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositorius placed beneath, from Latin supponere to put under
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
suppository
noun
sup·pos·i·to·ry sə-ˈpäz-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-
plural suppositories
: a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity (as the rectum, vagina, or urethra)