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• silver nitrate — n an irritant compound AgNO3 that in contact with organic matter turns black and is used as a chemical reagent, in photography, and in medicine esp. as an antiseptic and caustic * * * a salt of silver with astringent, caustic, and disinfectant… …   Medical dictionary

• silver nitrate — Chem., Pharm. a white, crystalline, water soluble, bitter, corrosive, poisonous powder, AgNO3, produced by the reaction of silver and dilute nitric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions and mirrors, as a laboratory… …   Universalium

• silver nitrate — a salt of silver with astringent, caustic, and disinfectant properties. Available as a stick, it is used to destroy warts. Application discolours the skin bluish black. Trade names: AVOCA …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Medical uses of silver — The medical uses of silver include its incorporation into wound dressings to treat external infections, and its use as an antiseptic and disinfectant in medical appliances. Silver is also promoted within alternative medicine in the form of… …   Wikipedia

• Tollens' reagent — Tollens test: left side positive(silver mirror), right side negative …   Wikipedia

• Caustic pencil — A caustic pencil is a short stick of medication usually containing silver nitrate, used to cauterize skin, for instance for the treatment of nosebleeds, removal of warts, or pyogenic granuloma. They are not used as a treatment for minor cuts. A… …   Wikipedia

• Cauterization — Cauterize redirects here. For the band, see Cauterize (band)Cauterization is a medical term describing the burning of the body to remove or close a part of it. The main forms of cauterization used today are electrocautery and chemical cautery.… …   Wikipedia

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• lunar — adj. 1 of, relating to, or determined by the moon. 2 concerned with travel to the moon and related research. 3 (of light, glory, etc.) pale, feeble. 4 crescent shaped, lunate. 5 of or containing silver (from alchemists use of luna (= moon) for… …   Useful english dictionary

• Sarah Emma Edmonds — Edmonds as Franklin Thompson Sarah Emma Edmonds (December 1841 – September 5, 1898), was a Canadian born woman who is known for serving with the Union Army during the American Civil War. Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

• stylus, stilus — 1. Any pencil shaped structure. 2. A pencil shaped medicinal preparation for external application; e.g., a medicated bougie, or a pencil or stick of silver nitrate or other caustic. 3. SYN: stylet. [L. stilus or s., a stake or pen] …   Medical dictionary