PESSARY
\pˈɛsəɹi], \pˈɛsəɹi], \p_ˈɛ_s_ə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of PESSARY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix
By Princeton University
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a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An instrument or device to be introduced into and worn in the vagina, to support the uterus, or remedy a malposition.
By Oddity Software
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An instrument or device to be introduced into and worn in the vagina, to support the uterus, or remedy a malposition.
By Noah Webster.
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Instruments placed in the vagina to support the uterus or rectum or to serve as a contraceptive device. (Dorland, 28th ed)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A solid instrument, composed of cork, ivory, or elastic gum, which is introduced into the vagina to support the uterus, in cases of prolapsus or relaxation of that organ; to keep vaginal hernia reduced, &c. The ancients made use of medicated pessaries, which they distinguished into emollient, astringent, aperient, &c., and they are still used. The form of pessaries is very variable;- round, oval, &c., according to circumstances.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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