Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - pessary
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Pessary
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noun (plural -ries) Etymology: Middle English pessarie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pessarium, from pessus, pessum ~, from Greek pessos oval stone for playing checkers, ~ Date: 14th century 1. a vaginal suppository 2. a device worn in the vagina to support the uterus, remedy a malposition, or prevent conception
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n. (pl. -ies) Med. 1 a device worn in the vagina to support the uterus or as a contraceptive. 2 a vaginal suppository. Etymology: ME f. LL pessarium, pessulum f. pessum, pessus f. Gk pessos oval stone ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(pessaries) 1. A pessary is a small block of a medicine or a contraceptive chemical that a woman puts in her vagina. N-COUNT 2. A pessary is a device that is put in a woman’s vagina to support her womb. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a solid medicine or contraceptive chemical which is put into a woman's vagina 2 an instrument put into a woman's vagina to support her womb or as a contraceptive ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1392, from L.L. pessarium, from Gk. pessarion "medicated tampon of wool or lint," dim. of pessos "pessary," earlier "oval stone used in games." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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