PESSARY


Meaning of PESSARY in English

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.