Meanings
nounsuppository (plural suppositories)
plural suppositories
- medicineA medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.
rectal suppository
2 more examples
vaginal suppository
He's smoother than a suppository, only his suppositories contain dynamite.
1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 372
Origin
- Latinsuppōnō“to put under”
- Medieval Latinsuppositōrium
- Middle Englishsuppositorie
- Englishsuppository
From Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin suppositōrium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositōrius (“placed beneath”), from Latin suppōnō (“to put under”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَحْمِيلَة, لَبُوس
- تَحْمِيلَة (taḥmīla)medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
- لَبُوس (labūs)medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
- مفتول (maftul)medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Bulgarian свещичка
- свещичка (sveštička)medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Catalan supositori
- supositorimedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Chinese Mandarin 栓劑 /栓剂
- 栓劑 /栓剂 (shuānjì)medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Czech čípek
- čípekmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Danish stikpille
- stikpillemedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Dutch zetpil, suppositoir
- zetpilmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
- suppositoirmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
- suppomedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Esperanto supozitorio
- supozitoriomedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Finnish suppo, suppositorio
- suppomedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
- suppositoriomedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
- peräpuikkomedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
French suppositoire
- suppositoiremedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
German Zäpfchen, Zapferl
- Zäpfchenmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
- Zapferlmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Greek υπόθετο
- υπόθετο (ypótheto)medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Hungarian kúp, végbélkúp
- kúpmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
- végbélkúpmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Icelandic stíll, stikkpilla
- stíllmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
- stikkpillamedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Indonesian supositoria
- supositoriamedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Irish sopastóir
- sopastóirmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Italian supposta
- suppostamedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Japanese 坐薬, 坐剤
- 坐薬 (zayaku)medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
- 坐剤 (zazai)medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Korean 좌약
- 좌약 (jwayak)medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Latin suppositōrium
- suppositōriummedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Lithuanian žvakùtė
- žvakùtėmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Malay supositori
- supositorimedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Persian شیاف
- شیاف (šiâf)medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Polish czopek
- czopekmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Portuguese supositório
- supositóriomedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Russian суппозиторий, свеча́
- суппозиторий (suppozitorij)medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
- свеча́ (svečá)medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Slovak čapík
- čapíkmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Spanish supositorio, cala
- supositoriomedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
- calamedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Swedish stolpiller
- stolpillermedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Thai ยาเหน็บ
- ยาเหน็บmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Turkish fitil
- fitilmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Welsh tawddgyffur
- tawddgyffurmedicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Cite this entry
APA
suppository. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppository
MLA
“suppository.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppository. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suppository,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppository.
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