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Definition pessary in British English

pessary noun

[countable] noun
/ˈpesəri/
1

a solid medicine or chemical substance put into a woman's vagina to cure an infection or to prevent her becoming pregnant

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2

a piece of plastic put into a woman's vagina to support her womb

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Definition pessary in British English