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pessary definition

pes·sary (pes′ə rē)

noun pl. pessaries -·ries

a device worn in the vagina to support a displaced uterus or to prevent conception

Etymology: ME pessarie < LL pessarium < pessum < Gr pessos, oval pebble

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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