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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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

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