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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pessary /ˈpɛsəri/

▶noun (pl. pessaries)

1 a small medicinal or contraceptive soluble block inserted into the vagina.

2 a device inserted into the vagina to support the uterus.

– origin ME: from late L. pessarium, based on Gk pessos ‘oval stone’.

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