Definition of SUPPOSITORY

suppository

Plural: suppositories

Noun

  • a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts
  • 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.

Examples

  • rectal suppository
  • vaginal suppository

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Scrabble Score: 18

suppository: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
suppository: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
suppository: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

suppository: valid Words With Friends Word