Pessary Definition

pĕsə-rē
pessaries
noun
pessaries
A device worn in the vagina to support a displaced uterus or to prevent conception.
Webster's New World
A contraceptive diaphragm.
American Heritage Medicine
A medicated vaginal suppository.
American Heritage Medicine
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Other Word Forms of Pessary

Noun

Singular:
pessary
Plural:
pessaries

Origin of Pessary

  • Middle English pessarie from Late Latin pessārium from pessus, pessum from Greek pessos oval-shaped stone, pessary

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pessary Sentence Examples

  • Similarly I will not give a woman a destructive pessary.

  • But I went in, was examined, given a pessary, and two hours later I had the abortion.

  • If the pregnancy is to be fairly soon, a support vaginal ring pessary may relieve some prolapse symptoms.

  • Some experts suggest that treatments for Candida, which involve the application of cream or a pessary directly into the vagina, may affect the pH of the vaginal canal and can also affect the transportation of sperm along the cervix.

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Words Starting With

PPEPES

Words Ending With

YRYARY

Unscrambles

pessary

Words Starting With P and Ending With Y

Starts With P & Ends With YStarts With PE & Ends With YStarts With P & Ends With RY

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With Y