noun
suppository
suh-PO-zih-tuh-ree
Suppository (noun) means a solid form of medicine inserted into the body, usually the rectum, where it dissolves. Example: “The doctor prescribed a suppository for the infection.”
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A solid form of medicine inserted into the body, usually the rectum, where it dissolves.
"The doctor prescribed a suppository for the infection."
"He's smoother than a suppository, only his suppositories contain dynamite."
— Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift (1976)
How to use suppository
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA pill-like medicine inserted into the body rather than swallowed.
Common pairings
insert a suppository
rectal suppository
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Word forms
- Plural
- suppositories
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin suppositorium, from Latin suppono ("to put under").
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What is the meaning of suppository?
"suppository" (noun) means a solid form of medicine inserted into the body, usually the rectum, where it dissolves.
How do you use suppository in a sentence?
Example: "The doctor prescribed a suppository for the infection."
