Suppository

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /səˈpÉ’zɪtÉ™ri/
• US enPR: sÉ™-päzʹĭ-tôr'Ä“, IPA: /səˈpÉ‘zɪˌtÉ”ri/

Origin

From Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin suppositorium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositorius ("placed beneath"), from Latin supponere ("to put under")

Noun

1. A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.