Word: pessaries
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pe
ssa
ries
Definition: Plural of pessary; a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix
Morphemes:
Affix: pessary
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pessarium
Language: la
Decoded: pessarium
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pessary
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third person singular of the indicative of verbs ending in consonant-y.