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suppository

[ suh-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

noun

plural suppositories.
  1. a solid, conical mass of medicinal substance that melts upon insertion into the rectum or vagina.


suppository

/ -tr瑟; s蓹藞p蓲z瑟t蓹r瑟 /

noun

  1. med an encapsulated or solid medication for insertion into the vagina, rectum, or urethra, where it melts and releases the active substance
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of suppository1

1350鈥1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin 蝉耻辫辫辞蝉颈迟艒谤颈耻尘, equivalent to supposi-, variant stem of 蝉耻辫辫艒苍别谤别 ( suppose ) + -迟艒谤颈耻尘 -tory 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of suppository1

C14: from Medieval Latin 蝉耻辫辫辞蝉颈迟艒谤颈耻尘, from Latin suppositus placed beneath, from 蝉耻辫辫艒苍别谤别; see suppose
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Perhaps the alarm bells should have started ringing when he began prescribing shampoo to treat a cold, creosote for toothache or suggested patients swallow their suppositories.

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Humans have been controlling their reproduction for all of recorded history, from ancient Egyptian vaginal suppositories made of animal dung to spermicidal ointments made with cedar and olive oil employed by 4th Century Greeks.

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That she and Franklyn task themselves with rewriting the copy instead of simply asking some lackey on the marketing team to request a less geriatric word for 鈥渟uppository鈥 is a colossal waste of their time.

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It comes in vape pens, nasal sprays, dissolvable sublingual tablets, rectal or vaginal suppositories, skin creams and much more.

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鈥淪ir, you may rest assured that I will not make The Style Invitational a suppository of bathroom humor.鈥

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