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pessary

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

pessary(n = noun.artifact) contraceptive diaphragm, diaphragm - a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix;

is a kind of birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device

pessary, n. [L. pessarium, pessum, pessus, Gr. : cf. F. pessaire.].

An instrument or device to be introduced into and worn in the vagina, to support the uterus, or remedy a malposition. [1913 Webster]

pessary, n. (pl. -ies) Med.
1 a device worn in the vagina to support the uterus or as a contraceptive.
2 a vaginal suppository.

Etymology

ME f. LL pessarium, pessulum f. pessum, pessus f. Gk pessos oval stone

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