suppository en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- sə-päzʹĭ-tôr'ē (General-American)
- /səˈpɒzɪtəɹi/ (UK)
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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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
vaginal suppository
He's smoother than a suppository, only his suppositories contain dynamite.
1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 372:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suppositories | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
repository · supposition · depot · enema · buttplug · clyster · depository · suppositor
Translations (46)
hu végbélkúp (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · hu kúp (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · sv stolpiller (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · ar لَبُوس (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · fr suppositoire (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · sk čapík (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · de Zäpfchen (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · es supositorio (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · el υπόθετο (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · es cala (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · pt supositório (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · ko 좌약 (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · fa شیاف (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · is stíll (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · nl suppositoir (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · th ยาเหน็บ (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · fi suppositorio (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · ga sopastóir (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · bg свещичка (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · la suppositōrium (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · ka სანთელი (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · egy D52:H8 (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · id supositoria (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · ru свеча́ (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · it supposta (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · pl czopek (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · cy tawddgyffur (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · ms supositori (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · ru суппозиторий (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · cmn 栓劑 /栓剂 (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · ja 坐剤 (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · ca supositori (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · ar تَحْمِيلَة (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · lt žvakùtė (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · de Zapferl (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · tr fitil (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · eo supozitorio (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · nl suppo (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · cs čípek (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · fi suppo (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · da stikpille (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · is stikkpilla (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · fi peräpuikko (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · ar مفتول (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · ja 坐薬 (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) · nl zetpil (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity)