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Suppository - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Suppository : (noun)
1: a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the
rectum or vagina where it melts
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Suppository : \Sup*pos"i*to*ry\, n.; pl. Suppositories. [LL.
suppositorium, fr. L. suppositorius that is placed
underneath: cf. F. suppositoire. See Supposition.] (Med.)
A pill or bolus for introduction into the rectum; esp., a
cylinder or cone of medicated cacao butter.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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