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

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Example sentences from the Web for suppository

Alan: Are you supposed to do this up your nose or is this a suppository?
Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood & More Original MTV VJs Tell All|Melissa Leon|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When for two to three feet the lower bowel requires nourishment, a suppository night and morning is prescribed!
Intestinal Ills|Alcinous Burton Jamison
Make a suppository and insert night: Cocaine hydrochlorate, two grains; ext.
Searchlights on Health|B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols
As a rule, the needle had better not be used, but a suppository given.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh

The insertion of a suppository or douching can be easily done by the patient herself.
Woman|William J. Robinson
A suppository, consisting of two grains of opium, combined with twenty grains of soap, is frequently of great benefit.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

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

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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.

单词	suppository
释义	suppository [ suh-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / səˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR suppository ON THESAURUS.COM 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for suppository Alan: Are you supposed to do this up your nose or is this a suppository? Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood & More Original MTV VJs Tell All\|Melissa Leon\|May 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST When for two to three feet the lower bowel requires nourishment, a suppository night and morning is prescribed! Intestinal Ills\|Alcinous Burton Jamison Make a suppository and insert night: Cocaine hydrochlorate, two grains; ext. Searchlights on Health\|B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols As a rule, the needle had better not be used, but a suppository given. Psychotherapy\|James J. Walsh The insertion of a suppository or douching can be easily done by the patient herself. Woman\|William J. Robinson A suppository, consisting of two grains of opium, combined with twenty grains of soap, is frequently of great benefit. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to suppository putative, assumed, alleged, supposed, rumored, regarded, said, seeming, reported, considered, thought, held, estimated, reckoned, deemed, gossiped, accounted, conjectural, hypothetical, ostensible 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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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suppository

noun, plural sup·pos·i·to·ries.

Origin of suppository

Words nearby suppository

Example sentences from the Web for suppository

British Dictionary definitions for suppository

noun plural -ries

Word Origin for suppository

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Medical definitions for suppository

n.