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Pessary

noun

(pl. pessaries)

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. Synonyms: contraceptive diaphragm, diaphragm.

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... under the influence of sexual excitement in women, corresponded to spermatic emission, has led to the practice of masturbation on hygienic grounds. Garnier (Celibat, p. 255) mentions that Mesue, in the eighteenth century, invented a special pessary to take the place of the penis, and, as he stated, effect the due ...

— Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6) • Havelock Ellis

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... described, of the spring, E, composed of copper or other soft metal, with the pessary, for the purposes ...

— Scientific American, Vol. 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 • Various

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Words linked to "Pessary" : contraceptive device, preventative, birth control device, contraceptive, prophylactic device, preventive, contraceptive diaphragm