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Noun: pessary  pe-su-ree
  1. 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
    - diaphragm, contraceptive diaphragm

Derived forms: pessaries

Type of: birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device

Encyclopedia: Pessary

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