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suppository

[suh-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

noun

plural

suppositories 
  1. a solid, conical mass of medicinal substance that melts upon insertion into the rectum or vagina.



suppository

/ -trɪ, səˈpɒzɪtərɪ /

noun

  1. med an encapsulated or solid medication for insertion into the vagina, rectum, or urethra, where it melts and releases the active substance

“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suppository1

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin ܱDzōܳ, equivalent to supposi-, variant stem of ܱōԱ ( suppose ) + -ōܳ -tory 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suppository1

C14: from Medieval Latin ܱDzōܳ, from Latin suppositus placed beneath, from ܱōԱ; see suppose
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According to Le Monde newspaper, the devices were nicknamed "suppositories" by prison inmates because of their ease of concealment.

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Perhaps the alarm bells should have started ringing when he began prescribing shampoo to treat a cold, creosote for toothache or suggested patients swallow their suppositories.

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Humans have been controlling their reproduction for all of recorded history, from ancient Egyptian vaginal suppositories made of animal dung to spermicidal ointments made with cedar and olive oil employed by 4th Century Greeks.

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That she and Franklyn task themselves with rewriting the copy instead of simply asking some lackey on the marketing team to request a less geriatric word for “suppository” is a colossal waste of their time.

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It comes in vape pens, nasal sprays, dissolvable sublingual tablets, rectal or vaginal suppositories, skin creams and much more.

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