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[USP] a powdered mixture of resins removed from podophyllum by percolation with alcohol and subsequent precipitation upon addition of acidified water; used as a topical caustic in the treatment of laryngeal papillomas, condylomata acuminata, keratoses, and other epitheliomas; available as a 25 per cent solution in alcohol, which may be diluted for use. Called also podophyllin. See also podophyllotoxin.Medical dictionary. 2011.
podophyllum resin — noun : podophyllin … Useful english dictionary
Podophyllum hexandrum — Taxobox name = Podophyllum hexandrum regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ranunculales familia = Berberidaceae genus = Podophyllum species = P. hexandrum binomial = Podophyllum hexandrum binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
podophyllum — The rhizome of P. peltatum (family Berberidaceae), used as a powerful laxative. SYN: May apple, vegetable calomel. Indian p. the dried rhizome and roots of P. emodi, a Himalayan plant; a cholagogue and cathartic. * * * podo·phyl·lum fil əm n … Medical dictionary
resin — 1. An amorphous brittle substance consisting of the hardened secretion of a number of plants, probably derived from a volatile oil and similar to a stearoptene. 2. SYN: rosin. 3. A precipitate formed by the addition of water to certain tinctures … Medical dictionary
podophyllin — ˌpädəˈfilə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary podophyll (from New Latin Podophyllum) + in : a bitter light brown to greenish yellow resin that is irritating to the eye and other mucous membranes, that is obtained from… … Useful english dictionary
podophyllin — SYN: podophyllum resin. * * * podo·phyl·lin .päd ə fil ən n a resin obtained from podophyllum and used in medicine as a caustic called also podophyllum resin * * * podo·phyl·lin (pod″o filґin) podophyllum resin … Medical dictionary
Podophyllin — is a resinous powder obtained by precipitating an alcoholic tincture of the rhizome of American Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) by means of water acidified with hydrochloric acid. It varies in color from grayish to bright yellow or greenish brown … Wikipedia
mandrake — 1. See mandragora. 2. See podophyllum. [thr. L., fr. G. mandragoras] wild m. SYN: podophyllum resin. * * * man·drake man .drāk n 1 a) a Mediterranean solanaceous herb of the genus Mandragora (M. officinarum) that has greenish yellow or purple… … Medical dictionary
Wart — For the Nintendo character, see Wart (Nintendo). For toad warts, see parotoid gland. Warts Classification and external resources Warts on the big toe ICD 10 B … Wikipedia
List of World Health Organization Essential Medicines — is a model list of essential medicines created by the World Health Organization.This list is based on the 15th edition (March 2007). [cite web url=http://www.who.int/entity/medicines/publications/EssMedList15.pdf title=15th edition (March 2007)… … Wikipedia
