pesarium

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pessārium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.saˈri.um/
  • Rhymes: -ium, -um, -m
  • Hyphenation: pé‧sa‧ri‧um

Noun

pésarium

  1. pessary
    1. a medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary
    2. (contraception) a diaphragm or cervical cap
    3. (medicine) a vaginal suppository

See also

  • ڤيساري (pésari) (Standard Malay)
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