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Etymology edit

From Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin suppositorium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositorius (placed beneath), from Latin supponere (to put under).

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /səˈpɒzɪtəɹi/
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  • (General American) enPR: sə-päzʹĭ-tôr'ē, IPA(key): /səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/

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suppository (plural suppositories)

  1. (medicine) A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.

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