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sup⋅pos⋅i⋅to⋅ry

  [suh-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
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–noun, plural -ries.
a solid, conical mass of medicinal substance that melts upon insertion into the rectum or vagina.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML suppositōrium, equiv. to supposi-, var. s. of suppōnere (see suppose ) + -tōrium -tory 1
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sup·pos·i·to·ry   (sə-pŏz'ĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
n.   pl. sup·pos·i·to·ries
A small plug of medication designed to melt at body temperature within a body cavity other than the mouth, especially the rectum or vagina. Also called bougie.

[Middle English, from Old French suppositorie, from Medieval Latin suppositōrium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositōrius, placed under, from Latin suppositus, past participle of suppōnere, to put under; see suppose.]
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suppository 
1392, from M.L. suppositorium, noun use of neut. of L.L. suppositorius "placed underneath or up," from L. suppositus, pp. of supponere "put or place under" (see suppose).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sup·pos·i·to·ry
Pronunciation: s&-'päz-&-"tOr-E, -"tor-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
: a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity (as the rectum, vagina, or urethra)
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suppository sup·pos·i·to·ry (sə-pŏz'ĭ-tôr'ē)
n.
A small plug of medication designed to melt at body temperature within a body cavity other than the mouth, especially the rectum or vagina.

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