SUPPOSITORY


Meaning of SUPPOSITORY in English

n. (pl. -ies) a medical preparation in the form of a cone, cylinder, etc., to be inserted into the rectum or vagina to melt.

Etymology: ME f. med.L suppositorium, neut. of LL suppositorius placed underneath (as SUPPOSITITIOUS)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.