lozenge troche

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• troche — [trō′kē] n. [altered < trochisk < Fr trochisque < LL trochiscus, pill, small ball < Gr trochiskos, small wheel, lozenge < trochos, wheel < trechein, to run < IE base * dhregh , to run > OIr droch, wheel] a small, usually… …   English World dictionary

• Troche — Tro che (tr[=o] k[=e]), n. [Gr. trocho s anything round or circular, a wheel, properly, a runner, fr. tre chein to run. Cf. {Trochee}.] (Pharm.) A medicinal tablet or lozenge; strictly, one of circular form. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Troche — A small medicated lozenge designed to dissolve. For example, to soothe the throat as a cough drop. Strictly speaking, a troche should be circular since the word derives from the Greek trokhiskos meaning a little wheel. Pronounced trOh key.… …   Medical dictionary

• lozenge — SYN: troche. [Fr. losange, fr. lozangé, rhombic] * * * loz·enge läz ənj n a small usu. sweetened solid piece of medicated material of any of various shapes that is designed to be held in the mouth for slow dissolution and often contains a… …   Medical dictionary

• lozenge — Tablet Ta blet, n. [F. tablette, dim. of table. See {Table}.] 1. A small table or flat surface. [1913 Webster] 2. A flat piece of any material on which to write, paint, draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an inscription or a picture.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lozenge — noun Etymology: Middle English losenge, from Anglo French Date: 14th century 1. a figure with four equal sides and two acute and two obtuse angles ; diamond 2. something shaped like a lozenge 3. a small usually sweetened and flavored medicated… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lozenge — noun /ˈlɒzɪndʒ,ˈlɑzɪnʒ/ a) A quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles. Wherein the decussis is made within a longilaterall square, with opposite angles, acute and obtuse at the intersection; and… …   Wiktionary

• troche — Tablet Ta blet, n. [F. tablette, dim. of table. See {Table}.] 1. A small table or flat surface. [1913 Webster] 2. A flat piece of any material on which to write, paint, draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an inscription or a picture.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lozenge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pill, troche, tablet; diamond. See remedy, form. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. troche, capsule, pill; see medicine 2 , tablet 3 …   English dictionary for students

• troche — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier trochisk, from Late Latin trochiscus, from Greek trochiskos, from diminutive of trochos wheel Date: circa 1597 lozenge 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• troche — /troh kee/, n. Pharm. a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried. [1590 1600; back formation from troches, earlier tro(s)chies, late ME trocis… …   Universalium