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pessary

/ˈpɛsəɹi/

pessary noun: a medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.

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Noun

pessary (plural pessaries)

  1. A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.
  2. (contraception) A diaphragm or cervical cap.
  3. A vaginal suppository.

pessary meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malay and Indonesian

pessary in Tamil

கருப்பையினுள் செலுத்தும் மருந்து, சொறுகு மருந்துக்குச்சி, பெசரி, மருந்துக்குச்சி

pessary in Bengali

একটি ডায়াফ্রাম, সার্ভিকাল ক্যাপ, একটি যোনিপথীয় সাপোজিটরি

pessary in Malay

supporting device
pesari

pessary in Indonesian

supporting device
pesarium

Synonyms of pessary

Forms of pessary

pluralpessaries

Origin of pessary

From Middle English pessarie, from Old French pessaire, from Latin pessarium.

Questions about pessary

What does pessary mean?
Pessary means a medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.
What is pessary in Tamil?
Pessary in Tamil is கருப்பையினுள் செலுத்தும் மருந்து, சொறுகு மருந்துக்குச்சி, பெசரி. See Pessary meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pessary?
Pessary is a noun.
How do you pronounce pessary?
Pessary is pronounced /ˈpɛsəɹi/.
What is the plural of pessary?
The plural of pessary is pessaries.

Words near pessary in the dictionary

  1. Pesqueira
  2. Pesqueiras
  3. Pesquet's parrot
  4. Pesquet's parrots
  5. pessaries
  6. pessary
  7. Pessi
  8. pessima
  9. pessimal
  10. pessimality
  11. pessimally

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pessary (page history and authors); pessary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pessary (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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