pessary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
    diaphragm; contraceptive diaphragm.

WordNet

Pes"sa*ry noun
Etymology
L. pessarium, pessum, pessus, Gr. : cf. F. pessaire.
Wordforms
plural Pessaries
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913