PESSARY


Meaning of PESSARY in English

[pes.sa.ry] n, pl -ries [ME pessarie, fr. LL pessarium, fr. pessus, pessum pessary, fr. Gk pessos oval stone for playing checkers, pessary] (14c) 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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