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Definition of: pessary
(pes′ə·rē) noun plural ·ries Med.
1. An instrument used to remedy a uterine displacement.
2. A medicated suppository for use in the vagina.
3. A contraceptive device worn over or in the uterine cervix. [<Med. L pessarium <L pessum <Gk. pessos an oval stone]
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