pessaire

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛ.sɛʁ/, /pe.sɛʁ/
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Noun

pessaire m (plural pessaires)

(medicine) pessary (medical device most commonly used to support a displaced uterus)
(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)

(medicine) pessary (vaginal suppository)

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