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单词 suppository
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sup•pos•i•to•ry  (sə pozi tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. 
  1. Drugsa solid, conical mass of medicinal substance that melts upon insertion into the rectum or vagina.
  • Medieval Latin suppositōrium, equivalent. to supposi-, variant stem of suppōnere (see suppose) + -tōrium -tory1
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
suppository /səˈpɒzɪtərɪ -trɪ/ n ( pl -ries)
  1. an encapsulated or solid medication for insertion into the vagina, rectum, or urethra, where it melts and releases the active substance
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin suppositōrium, from Latin suppositus placed beneath, from suppōnere; see suppose
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