SUPPOSITORIES

Noun

suppositories

plural of suppository

Source: Wiktionary


SUPPOSITORY

Sup*pos"i*to*ry, n.; pl. Suppositories. Etym: [LL. suppositorium, fr. L. suppositorius that is placed underneath: cf. F. suppositoire. See Supposition.] (Med.)

Definition: A pill or bolus for introduction into the rectum; esp., a cylinder or cone of medicated cacao butter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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