SUPPOSITORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does suppository mean? 

• SUPPOSITORY (noun)
  The noun SUPPOSITORY has 1 sense:

1. a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts

  Familiarity information: SUPPOSITORY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPPOSITORY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("suppository" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

 Context examples 

A suppository that is designed to release active and/or inert ingredient(s) at a controlled, prolonged rate so as to reduce dosing frequency.

(Extended Release Suppository Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A suppository intended for administration to adults.

(Adult Suppository Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A suppository intended for administration to children.

(Pediatric Suppository Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug delivery system in the form of a suppository that allows at least a reduction in dosing frequency.

(Extended Release Suppository Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The form of the completed pharmaceutical product, e.g. tablet, capsule, injection, elixir, suppository.

(CDISC SDTM Pharmaceutical Dosage Form Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Suppositories that are strip packed between two layers of foil are also considered a blister pack.

(Blister Pack, NCI Thesaurus)