noun
suppository
suh-PAH-zuh-tor-ee/səˈpɑːzətɔːri/
A small solid dose of medicine inserted into a body opening to dissolve or melt.
Two suppositories lie beside an opened blister package.
Etymology
The idea of “placing under” became a name for a medicinal plug placed inside the body, specifically in the rectum or vagina.
In context
so you want to push firmly on the flat end to insert the suppository into the rectum
More examples
- The medicine came as a suppository rather than a tablet.
- Each suppository was sealed in an individual wrapper.
- The box contained six suppositories.
Forms
suppository · suppositories
Similar words
- tablet
- A tablet is usually taken by mouth; a suppository is designed for insertion into a body opening.
- pessary
- Pessary can name a vaginal insert or support device; suppository commonly names an inserted medicinal dose.