suppository

sup·pos·i·to·ry

noun \sə-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē\

plural sup·pos·i·to·ries

Definition of SUPPOSITORY

: a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity (as the rectum)

Origin of SUPPOSITORY

Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin suppositorium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositorius placed beneath, from Latin supponere to put under

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Pharmacology Terms

anodyne, cathartic, emetic, emollient, liniment, paregoric, poultice, purgative, soporific, spectrum