pessary

Meanings

Plural: pessaries

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
• A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.
• A diaphragm or cervical cap.
• A vaginal suppository.

Synonyms

cervical cap, contraceptive diaphragm, diaphragm