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suppository Definition


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suppository
noun
    suppositories
    1. medicine.
      A soluble preparation of medicine that remains solid at room temperature, but which dissolves when it is inserted into the rectum (in full a rectal suppository) or into the vagina (in full a vaginal suppository), where its active ingredients are then released.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin suppositorium, from supponere to place underneath.



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