pessary

IPA: pˈɛsɝi

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

Examples of "pessary" in Sentences

Nor will I give a woman a pessary to procure abortion.
It described a pessary of crocodile dung and fermented dough.
A pessary is a medical device that is inserted into the vagina.
A pessary is most commonly used to treat prolapse of the uterus.
Similarly, I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion.
Treatment may involve use of a vaginal pessary, which is a device placed in the vagina for support.
Afterwards, as Dottie is preparing to leave, he tells her to get herself a "pessary" (this is American for a diaphragm).
Sometimes urinary incontinence is so severe that medication, a device called a pessary, or surgery is the only option to get it under control.
_ -- These are reliable only when carefully adjusted over the mouth of the womb, and many women find it very difficult to adjust this kind of pessary correctly; hence numbers of failures.