Definition of suppository Suppository

sup•pos•i•to•ry

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Noun

Plural: suppositories

suppository - a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts

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suppository (Noun)
A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.

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suppository (n.)
A pill or bolus for introduction into the rectum; esp., a cylinder or cone of medicated cacao butter.

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suppository, noun, singular of suppositories.

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