| 释义 |
Eupad Pharm.|ˈjuːpæd|
[f. the initials of Edinburgh University Pathological Department (where the mixture was invented) with jocular reference to eu- and pad n.3, quasi ‘good pad’.]
A mixture of chlorinated lime and boric acid, used as an antiseptic dry dressing.
1915J. L. Smith et al. in Brit. Med. Jrnl. July 129/1 For convenience we have given the name ‘Eupad’ to a powder consisting of equal weights of finely ground bleaching powder and powdered boric acid intimately mixed. 1920Martindale & Westcott Extra Pharmacop. (ed. 17) I. 56 A large boil on the leg..was opened and a drain of gauze powdered with Eupad inserted. 1967Martindale's Extra Pharmacopoeia (ed. 25) 313/2 Eupad... A mixture of equal parts of finely ground chlorinated lime (dry) and boric acid, containing about 15% of available chlorine. |