suppository

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /səˈpɒzɪtəɹi/
• (America) enPR: sə-päzʹĭ-tôr'ē, IPA: /səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/

Noun

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.

Translations

• French: suppositoire
• German: Zäpfchen
• Italian: supposta
• Portuguese: supositório
• Russian: суппозиторий
• Spanish: supositorio, cala

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