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Definition of Pessary

1. 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 of Pessary

1. n. An instrument or device to be introduced into and worn in the vagina, to support the uterus, or remedy a malposition.

Definition of Pessary

1. 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. ¹

2. Noun. (context: contraception) A diaphragm. ¹

3. Noun. (medicine) A vaginal suppository. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pessary

1. a contraceptive device worn in the vagina [n -RIES]

Medical Definition of Pessary

1. 1. An instrument placed in the vagina to support the uterus or rectum or as a contraceptive device. 2. A medicated vaginal suppository. Origin: L. Pessarium This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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