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noun
A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A diaphragm or cervical cap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: contraception
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noun
A vaginal suppository.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Broader terms: suppository
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: diaphragm, contraceptive diaphragm
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Broader terms: contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
History
From Middle English pessarie, from Old French pessaire, from Latin pessarium.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
