Suppository Meaning in English

word

US

səˈpɒzɪtəɹi

suh-PAH-zih-tuh-ree

UK

sˈʌpəsˌɪtəɹˌi

suh-POZ-ih-tuh-ree

التعريف

A suppository is a small, solid medicine that is inserted into the body through the rectum or vagina, where it dissolves and is absorbed.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal and medical term. Mostly used in healthcare settings. English collocations: 'insert a suppository', 'prescribe a suppository'. It's a specific dosage form, not to be confused with oral medicines.

• Spanish: supositorio
• Portuguese (BR): supositório
• Portuguese (PT): supositório
• Chinese (Simplified): 栓剂
• Chinese (Traditional): 栓劑
• Hindi: सपोसिटरी
• Arabic: تحميلة
• Bengali: সাপোজিটরি - সুড়ঙ্গ ওষুধ
• Russian: суппозиторий - свеча (медицинская)
• Japanese: 座薬
• Vietnamese: thuốc đặt
• Korean: 좌약
• Turkish: suppozituvar
• Urdu: سپورٹری
• Indonesian: suppositoria

جمل نموذجية

The doctor gave me a suppository for my fever.

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Children sometimes take medicine as a suppository.

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Use the suppository exactly as your doctor tells you.

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If you can't swallow pills, your doctor might recommend a suppository.

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The nurse showed me how to insert the suppository safely.

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Sometimes, using a suppository works faster than taking medicine by mouth.

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