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Lotion

A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair.

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Blackwash 76% connected

A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water.

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Collyrium 76% connected

An application to the eye, usually an eyewater.

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Embrocation 76% connected

The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc.

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Eyewash 76% connected

See Eyewater.

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Liniment 76% connected

A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimu…

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Menthol 76% connected

A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha); -- called also mint camphor or peppermint cam…

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Curative 76% connected

Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure.

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Cure 76% connected

Care, heed, or attention.

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Remedy 76% connected

That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for t…

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Therapeutic 76% connected

Alt. of Therapeutical

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Application 92% connected

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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