suppository

noun

sup·​pos·​i·​to·​ry sə-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē 

plural suppositories

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

Examples of suppository in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are also reports of skin irritation after drinking herbal tea with a large amount of cinnamon, as well as vaginal suppositories containing cinnamon oil.4 4. —Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 29 July 2025

Using a vaginal suppository majorly shortens that pathway, hence why much of the recent research on the vaginal microbiome has coalesced around these kinds of products. —Erica Sloan, SELF, 7 July 2025

New product forms: Patients can use cannabis patches, lotions, suppositories, inhalers, nebulizers, and vaping devices. —Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 5 June 2025

This can come in different forms, including creams, vaginal suppositories, or a vaginal ring that’s replaced every 90 days. —Erica Sweeney, SELF, 20 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

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, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for suppository

• accusatory
• admonitory
• ambulatory
• amendatory
• celebratory
• circulatory
• combinatory
• commendatory
• compensatory
• condemnatory
• confirmatory
• confiscatory

Medical Definition

suppository

noun

sup·​pos·​i·​to·​ry sə-ˈpäz-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr- 

plural suppositories

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