podophyllin

[ pod-uh-fil-in ]

/ ˌpɒd əˈfɪl ɪn /

noun

a resin, occurring as a light brown to greenish amorphous powder, obtained from podophyllum, and used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic and, locally, in the treatment of genital warts.

Also called podophyllin resin.

Origin of podophyllin

First recorded in1850–55; podophyll(um) + -in²

OTHER WORDS FROM podophyllin

pod·o·phyl·lic, adjective

Words nearby podophyllin

pododynia, podogram, Podolsk, podomechanotherapy, podomere, podophyllin, podophyllotoxin, podophyllum, podosphere, podotheca, -podous

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Example sentences from the Web for podophyllin

Those to be preferred are aloes, colocynth,50 and podophyllin.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Where the disease comes on soon after child-birth, Podophyllin is the Specific.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art|B. L. Hill
If the discharges are dark, or yellow, with distress in the stomach, give Podophyllin.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art|B. L. Hill
There is no knowing what a course of podophyllin and ginger might not do.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890|Various

In chronic diarrhœa of females, Podophyllin should be used in alternation with Veratrum.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art|B. L. Hill

British Dictionary definitions for podophyllin

podophyllin

podophylin resin

/ (ˌpɒdəʊˈfɪlɪn) /

noun

a bitter yellow resin obtained from the dried underground stems of the May apple and mandrake: used to treat warts and formerly as a cathartic

Word Origin for podophyllin

C19: from New Latin Podophyllum genus of herbs including the May apple, from podo-, from Greek pous foot + phullon leaf

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Medical definitions for podophyllin

podophyllin

[ pŏd′ə-fĭl′ĭn ]

n.

A bitter-tasting resin obtained from the dried root of the May apple and used in medicine as a cathartic and caustic.

单词	podophyllin
释义	podophyllin [ pod-uh-fil-in ] / ˌpɒd əˈfɪl ɪn / noun a resin, occurring as a light brown to greenish amorphous powder, obtained from podophyllum, and used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic and, locally, in the treatment of genital warts. Also called podophyllin resin. Origin of podophyllin First recorded in1850–55; podophyll(um) + -in² OTHER WORDS FROM podophyllin pod·o·phyl·lic, adjective Words nearby podophyllin pododynia, podogram, Podolsk, podomechanotherapy, podomere, podophyllin, podophyllotoxin, podophyllum, podosphere, podotheca, -podous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for podophyllin Those to be preferred are aloes, colocynth,50 and podophyllin. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various Where the disease comes on soon after child-birth, Podophyllin is the Specific. An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art\|B. L. Hill If the discharges are dark, or yellow, with distress in the stomach, give Podophyllin. An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art\|B. L. Hill There is no knowing what a course of podophyllin and ginger might not do. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890\|Various In chronic diarrhœa of females, Podophyllin should be used in alternation with Veratrum. An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art\|B. L. Hill British Dictionary definitions for podophyllin podophyllin podophylin resin / (ˌpɒdəʊˈfɪlɪn) / noun a bitter yellow resin obtained from the dried underground stems of the May apple and mandrake: used to treat warts and formerly as a cathartic Word Origin for podophyllin C19: from New Latin Podophyllum genus of herbs including the May apple, from podo-, from Greek pous foot + phullon leaf Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for podophyllin podophyllin [ pŏd′ə-fĭl′ĭn ] n. A bitter-tasting resin obtained from the dried root of the May apple and used in medicine as a cathartic and caustic. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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