Suppository

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suppository \Sup*pos"i*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Suppositories}. [LL.
     suppositorium, fr. L. suppositorius that is placed
     underneath: cf. F. suppositoire. See {Supposition}.] (Med.)
     A pill or bolus for introduction into the rectum; esp., a
     cylinder or cone of medicated cacao butter.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  suppository
       n : a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the
           rectum or vagina where it melts