suppository

One entry found for suppository.

Main Entry: sup·pos·i·to·ry
Pronunciation: s&-'pä-z&-"tor-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): 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
: a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity (as the rectum)