pessaire

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ.sɛʁ/ ~ /pe.sɛʁ/
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Noun

pessaire m (plural pessaires)

  1. (medicine) pessary (medical device most commonly used to support a displaced uterus)
  2. (medicine) pessary (contraceptive)

Further reading

Old French

Noun

pessaire oblique singularm (oblique plural pessaires, nominative singular pessaires, nominative plural pessaire)

  1. (medicine) pessary (vaginal suppository)