suppository
noun/səˈpɒzɪtəɹi/UK/səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/US
Etymology
From Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin suppositōrium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositōrius (“placed beneath”), from Latin suppōnō (“to put under”).
- derived from suppōnō
- derived from suppositōrium
- inherited from suppositorie
Definitions
A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially…
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.
- rectal suppository
- vaginal suppository
- He's smoother than a suppository, only his suppositories contain dynamite.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for suppository. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA