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CUP PESSARY

\kˈʌp pˈɛsəɹi], \kˈʌp pˈɛsəɹi], \k_ˈʌ_p p_ˈɛ_s_ə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of CUP PESSARY

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A vaginal stem pessary that is supported by an abdominal belt in which a cup at the extremity of a stem supports the cervix; used in prolapse of the uterus.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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