'Pessary' definitions:
Definition of 'pessary'
From: WordNet
noun
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix [syn: diaphragm, pessary, contraceptive diaphragm]
Definition of 'Pessary'
From: GCIDE
- Pessary \Pes"sa*ry\ (p[e^]s"s[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl. Pessaries. [L. pessarium, pessum, pessus, Gr. pesso`s: cf. F. pessaire.] (Med.) (a) An instrument or device to be introduced into and worn in the vagina, to support the uterus, or remedy a malposition. (b) A medicinal substance in the form of a bolus or mass, designed for introduction into the vagina; a vaginal suppository. [1913 Webster]