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pessary

medical device inserted into the vagina, either to provide structural support, or as a method of delivering medication
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pessary

Summary

pessary ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,725 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • pessary is a type of implant[2].
  • pessary's Commons category is recorded as Pessaries[3].
  • pessary's facet of is recorded as women's health[4].
  • pessary's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[5].

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Definition and Type

pessary is a type of implant[2].

Why It Matters

pessary ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,725 views/month).[1] pessary has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] pessary is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

women's health

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · DenisMironov1 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Gold-Plated Stem Pessary Intrauterine Device 2017.020.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Gold-Plated Stem Pessary Intrauterine Device 2017.020.jpg"
  2. 7w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Facet of → women's health
    On focus list of wikimedia project → gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||te, el */ import labels from sitelinks"
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