- paraffin bath
- 1. wax b. 2. application of heated liquid paraffin to a part of the body and allowing it to solidify, used to promote relaxation and relieve pain; called also wax b. Cf. thermotherapy.
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paraffin bath
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PB — Symbol for barometric pressure. * * * British pharmacopeia [Pharmacopoeia Britannica]; paraffin bath; paraffin block; paucibacillary; Paul Bunnell [antibody]; periodic breathing; peripheral blood; peroneus brevis; phenobarbital; phenoxybenzamine; … Medical dictionary
Pb — Symbol for lead (plumbum). * * * British pharmacopeia [Pharmacopoeia Britannica]; paraffin bath; paraffin block; paucibacillary; Paul Bunnell [antibody]; periodic breathing; peripheral blood; peroneus brevis; phenobarbital; phenoxybenzamine;… … Medical dictionary
PB — • British pharmacopeia [Pharmacopoeia Britannica]; • paraffin bath; • paraffin block; • paucibacillary; • Paul Bunnell [antibody]; • periodic breathing; • peripheral blood; • peroneus brevis; • phenobarbital; • phenoxybenzamine; • phonetically… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
