SUPPOSITORY


Meaning of SUPPOSITORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē ]

noun

( plural -ries )

Etymology: Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin suppositorium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositorius placed beneath, from Latin supponere to put under

Date: 14th century

: a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity (as the rectum)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.