Pessary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various devices worn in the vagina to support or correct the position of the uterus or rectum.
  • n. A contraceptive diaphragm.
  • n. A medicated vaginal suppository.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.
  • n. A diaphragm.
  • n. A vaginal suppository.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An instrument or device to be introduced into and worn in the vagina, to support the uterus, or remedy a malposition.
  • n. A medicinal substance in the form of a bolus or mass, designed for introduction into the vagina; a vaginal suppository.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In medicine, an instrument made, in various forms, of elastic or rigid materials, and worn in the vagina to remedy various uterine displacements.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. 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
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    preventative    birth control device    preventive    contraceptive device    prophylactic device   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    diaphragm   
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