pessary

How to use pessary in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for pessary.

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Similarly I will not give to a woman a pessary to cause abortion. But I will keep pure and holy both my life and my art.

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Quick take

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

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noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pessary.

noun

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

Example sentences

Similarly I will not give to a woman a pessary to cause abortion. But I will keep pure and holy both my life and my art.

Similarly I will not give to a woman a pessary to cause abortion.' Like I said, not killing people is so behind the times :D Of course, perhaps there is a bit of concern people may have when the person holding their life in their hands no longer takes an oath to preserve it, but what did the ancients know?

Similarly I will not give to a woman a pessary to cause abortion. The original Hippocratic oath, even if it's not in vogue today, explicitly defined physician assisted suicide and abortion as "harm".

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How do you use pessary in a sentence?

Similarly I will not give to a woman a pessary to cause abortion. But I will keep pure and holy both my life and my art.

What does pessary mean?

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