pessary : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pessary	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for pessary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pessary n 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 Synonym(s): diaphragm, pessary, contraceptive diaphragm
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pessary \Pes"sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Pessaries}. [L. pessarium, pessum, pessus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. pessaire.] (Med.) (a) An instrument or device to be introduced into and worn in the vagina, to support the uterus, or remedy a malposition. (b) A medicinal substance in the form of a bolus or mass, designed for introduction into the vagina; a vaginal suppository.