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Gerovital, n.
Brit. |ˌdʒɛrə(ʊ)ˈvʌɪtl|, U.S. |ˌdʒɛroʊˈvaɪdl|
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
[‹ Romanian Gerovital (1960 in quot. in note below) > n.) + vital vital adj.
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1960Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 27 Sept. 123/1 Gerovital H3 produs original Prof. Dr. A. Aslan. ]
A preparation of procaine marketed as a means of delaying or treating the effects of ageing.
A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.
1965A. Aslan et al. in Jrnl. Gerontol. 20 1 (title) Long-term treatment with procaine (Gerovital H3) in albino rats. 1969Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Herald 8 Apr. 11/1 You may also hear it referred to as Gerovital. 1970Guardian 22 Apr. 3/3 Gerovital, a Rumanian drug which is said to retard senility. 1982W. L. Heat Moon Blue Highways v. ix. 199 I'm not supporting the snake-oil boys in Carson City wanting to legalize Laetrile and Gerovital so they can turn Nevada into the monkey-gland capital of America. 2001Drug Topics (Nexis) 1 Jan. 57 Gerovital-H3 is touted as a cure for arthritis, atherosclerosis, angina pectoris, hypertension, deafness, Parkinson's disease, [and] depression... None of the health claims for gerovital have yet to be [sic] substantiated. |