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suppository definition

sup·posi·tory (sə päz′ə tôr′ē)

noun pl. suppositories -·ries

a small piece of medicated substance, usually conical, ovoid, or cylindrical, introduced into a body passage, as the rectum or vagina, where body heat causes it to melt

Etymology: ME suppositorie < ML suppositorium < neut. of L suppositorius, placed underneath < suppositus: see supposition

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