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suppository

sup·po·si·tory

UK/səˈpɒzɪtəɹi/ US/səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/ rare

noun

1.

a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts

Origin

From Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin suppositōrium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositōrius (“placed beneath”), from Latin suppōnō (“to put under”).

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