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pessary |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pessary \Pes"sa*ry\, n.; pl {Pessaries}. [L. pessarium pessum, pessus, Gr ?: cf F. pessaire.] (Med.) a An instrument or device to be introduced into and worn in the vagina, to support the uterus, or remedy a malposition. b A medicinal substance in the form of a bolus or mass, designed for introduction into the vagina; a vaginal suppository. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pessary n : a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix [syn: {diaphragm}, {contraceptive diaphragm}]
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