pessaire

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ.sɛʁ/, /pe.sɛʁ/

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Noun

pessaire m (plural pessaires)

1. (medicine) pessary (medical device most commonly used to support a displaced uterus)
2. (medicine) pessary (contraceptive)

Further reading

• “pessaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Noun

pessaire oblique singular, m (oblique plural pessaires, nominative singular pessaires, nominative plural pessaire)

1. (medicine) pessary (vaginal suppository)