Found 2 items, similar to Pessaries.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pessary pessary n : 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 [syn: diaphragm, contraceptive diaphragm]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pessaries Pessary \Pes"sa*ry\, n.; pl. Pessaries. [L. pessarium, pessum, pessus, Gr. ?: cf. F. pessaire.] (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. [1913 Webster]