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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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469 words match “MEDICINE”

ANTAGONIST n.
A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues.
ANTALGIC a.
A medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne. [R.]
ANTAPHRODITIC n.
An antaphroditic medicine.
ANTAPOPLECTIC a.
A medicine used against apoplexy.
ANTEPILEPTIC a.
A medicine for epilepsy.
ANTIDYSENTERIC a.
A medicine for dysentery.
ANTILITHIC a.
An antilithic medicine.
ANTIMONIAL a.
A preparation or medicine containing antimony. Antimonial powder, a consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium; -- also called James's powder.
ANTIPARALYTIC a.
A medicine for paralysis.
ANTIPHLOGISTIC n.
Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation. Coxe.
ANTIPHTHISIC a.
A medicine for phthisis.
ANTIPODAGRIC a.
A medicine for gout.
ANTIPYIC a.
An antipyic medicine.
ANTISPASMODIC a.
A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions.
ANTISPLENETIC a.
An antisplenetic medicine.
ANTISTRUMATIC a.
A medicine for scrofula.
ANTISYPHILITIC a.
A medicine for syphilis.
APERIENT a.
An aperient medicine or food. Arbuthnot.
APOCRUSTIC a.
An apocrustic medicine.
APOLLO n.
Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light and day (the "sun god"), of archery, prophecy, medicine, poetry, and music, etc., and was represented as the model of manly grace and beauty; -- called also Phébus. The Apollo Belvedere, a celebrated statue of Apollo in the Belvedere gallery of the Vatican palace at Rome, este…
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