See Also: pessary(dictionary)
pessary(dictionary)
Pessary(health)
pessary(medicine)
ring pessary(medicine)
pessary corpuscle(medicine)
pessary cell(medicine)
diaphragm pessary(medicine)
cube pessary(medicine)
Menge's pessary(medicine)

pessary (iou)



pessary noun. LME.
[Late Latin pessarium, repl. pessulum dim. of pessum, from Greek pessos, -on pessary, oval stone used in board games: see -ARY1.]
Medicine.
A medicated plug (orig. of wool, lint, etc.,) to be inserted in an opening in the body. Now only spec. a vaginal suppository, used to treat infection or as a contraceptive. LME.
An elastic or rigid device, freq. ring-shaped, placed in the vagina to support the uterus, or as a contraceptive. M18.