Suppository vs. Pessary
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Difference Between Suppository and Pessary
Suppositorynoun
(medicine) A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.
Pessarynoun
A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.
Suppositorynoun
a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts
Pessarynoun
(contraception) A diaphragm or cervical cap.
Pessarynoun
(medicine) A vaginal suppository.
Pessarynoun
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
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