suppository
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suppository
- /səˈpɒzɪtəɹi/ UK
- /səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/ US
Where it comes from
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”).
noun suppositories
- A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature. rectal suppository
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noun medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
| Español | supositorio, cala |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 좌약 jwayak |
| 日本語 | 坐薬 zayaku, 坐剤 zazai |
| 中文 | 栓劑 /栓剂 shuānjì |
| Português | supositório |
| Français | suppositoire |
| Deutsch | Zäpfchen, Zapferl |
| Italiano | supposta |
| Ελληνικά | υπόθετο ypótheto |
| Русский | суппозиторий suppozitorij, свеча́ svečá |
| العربية | تَحْمِيلَة taḥmīla, لَبُوس labūs, مفتول maftul |
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title = {suppository},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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