Real Dictionary

suppository
countable noun: A suppository is a solid block of medicine that is put into the rectum, where it gradually dissolves.

suppository in American English
a small piece of medicated substance, usually conical, ovoid, or cylindrical, introduced into a body passage, as the rectum or vagina, where body heat causes it to melt
noun: a solid, conical mass of medicinal substance that melts upon insertion into the rectum or vagina

suppository in British English
noun: an encapsulated or solid medication for insertion into the vagina, rectum, or urethra, where it melts and releases the active substance

suppository in the Pharmaceutical Industry
noun: A suppository is a small block of solid medicine that is put into the rectum or vagina, where it gradually dissolves.