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A medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent.

Of or pertaining to the ear; as, aural medicine and surgery.

in bar must avail, that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail; medicines will not avail to check the disease. "What signs avail " Milton. Words avail very little with me, young man. Sir W. Scott.

Fat; grease; esp. the fat of pigs or geese; usually (Pharm.), lard prepared for medical use.

(Punica granatum). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally.

A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus. White.

To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate. [Archaic] Shak.

a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See Physic nut.

with a decoction of barley) and candied. -- Barley water, a decoction of barley, used in medicine, as a nutritive and demulcent.

comfort, health, etc., to water, vapor, hot air, or the like; as, a cold or a hot bath; a medicated bath; a steam bath; a hip bath.

To apply water or some liquid medicament to; as, to bathe the eye with warm water or with sea water; to bathe one's forehead with camphor.

A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.

of Guiana (Nectandra Rodioei). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine. [Written also bibirine.]

A medicine for relieving coughs. Quincy.

The nut of the Brazilian tree Myristica Bicuhyba, which yields a medicinal balsam used for rheumatism.

a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Rhodites rosæ). It was once supposed to have medicinal properties.

hole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade.

rant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume.

st, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength.

A medicine containing bezoar.