suppository Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts

WordNet

Sup*pos"i*to*ry noun
Etymology
LL. suppositorium, fr. L. suppositorius that is placed underneath: cf. F. suppositoire. See Supposition.
Wordforms
plural Suppositories
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A pill or bolus for introduction into the rectum; esp., a cylinder or cone of medicated cacao butter.

Webster 1913