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Word: Suppository
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin suppositorium, neuter (used as a noun) of late Latin suppositorius ‘placed underneath’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
səˈpɒzɪt(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a solid medical preparation in a roughly conical or cylindrical shape, designed to be inserted into the rectum or vagina to dissolve.
Short Definition:solid medical preparation in conical or cylindrical shape, designed to be inserted into rectum or vagina
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