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How to pronounce suppository in English?

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Type of medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Examples of suppository

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No teacher, administrator or other staffer would be forced to administer the suppository.
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More rarely, a vaginal suppository may be inserted prior to intercourse.
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After two more days of agony, I took the recommended suppository and finally find relief.
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If people feel discomfort, maybe they should consider a suppository.
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Altafaj-Tardio's eyes bulged like a man given a horse suppository.
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I found that suppository pain relievers were helpful for her, since they weren't vomited back up.
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New research shows an estrogen cream or suppository may ease dryness without the risks of HRT.
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Is there a suppository or other route of administration?
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The new model suggests the bladder pain can be treated rectally with an anesthetic in a suppository or gel.
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More examples
  • A small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts
  • A suppository is a drug delivery system that is inserted into the rectum (rectal suppository), vagina (vaginal suppository) or urethra (urethral suppository), where it dissolves.
  • A tablet or troche that is inserted into the rectum or vagina.
  • A medication administered into the rectum to lubricate or stimulate a bowel action.
  • Bullet-shaped capsule inserted into the anus or vagina. Used to deliver various medicines rectally, to stimulate bowel movement, to treat haemorrhoids, and in women to deliver various medications to the vagina and cervix.
  • Tubular medicinal mass which melts when inserted into a body orifice thereby releasing its active ingredients
  • Medicine contained in a capsule which is inserted into the rectum so that the medicine can be absorbed into the blood stream.
  • A medicated substance usually in a tapered shape that can be introduced into the rectum or vagina. It is solid at room temperature but melts at body temperature, releasing the medication.
  • Medicated mass inserted into the rectum to aid bowel movement.