suppository
noun
sup·pos·i·to·ry
sə-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē 
plural suppositories
: a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity (such as the rectum)
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Except occasionally a suppository.
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Mikelle Street, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
It can be used for moisturizing, cleansing, and soothing irritated skin and as a laxative in enemas or suppositories.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
There are also reports of skin irritation after drinking herbal tea with a large amount of cinnamon, as well as vaginal suppositories containing cinnamon oil.4
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—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 29 July 2025
Using a vaginal suppository majorly shortens that pathway, hence why much of the recent research on the vaginal microbiome has coalesced around these kinds of products.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 7 July 2025
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Mikelle Street, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
It can be used for moisturizing, cleansing, and soothing irritated skin and as a laxative in enemas or suppositories.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
There are also reports of skin irritation after drinking herbal tea with a large amount of cinnamon, as well as vaginal suppositories containing cinnamon oil.4
4.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 29 July 2025
Using a vaginal suppository majorly shortens that pathway, hence why much of the recent research on the vaginal microbiome has coalesced around these kinds of products.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for suppository
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“Suppository.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suppository. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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suppository
noun
sup·pos·i·to·ry
sə-ˈpäz-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-
plural suppositories
: a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity (as the rectum, vagina, or urethra)
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