pessary

n. 子宫托, 子宫帽 [医] 子宫托, 阴道环; 阴道栓

发音

US /ˈpɛsəɹi/

词形变化

pessaries 复数 pessaries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    A diaphragm or cervical cap.

  3. 3.

    A vaginal suppository.

    医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

diaphragm

上位词 3

contraceptive preventive preventative

词源

From Middle English pessarie, from Old French pessaire, from Latin pessarium.

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