| antidote | <pharmacology> A remedy for counteracting a poison. Origin: L. Antidotum (18 Nov 1997) |
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| mechanical antidote | A substance that prevents the absorption of a poison. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical antidote | A substance that unites with a poison to form an innocuous chemical compound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic antidote | An agent that produces systemic effects contrary to those of a given poison. (05 Mar 2000) |
| universal antidote | <pharmacology> A preparation of activated charcoal that can adsorb and therefore neutralise many toxic chemicals. (09 Oct 1997) |
| activated charcoal | <drug> A type of carbon produced through exposing a source material such as wood or bone to very high temperatures in the presence of steam, air or carbon monoxide. Activated carbon is very good at removing (adsorbing) contaminants and is used in water filters, to decolour solutions and is sometimes administered to poisoning victims. (15 Jan 1998) |
| animal charcoal | Charcoal produced by incomplete combustion of animal tissues, especially bone. Synonym: animal black, bone black, bone charcoal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone charcoal | Charcoal produced by incomplete combustion of animal tissues, especially bone. Synonym: animal black, bone black, bone charcoal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vegetable charcoal | Charcoal obtained by charring vegetable tissues, especially the wood of willow, beech, birch, or oak. Synonym: wood charcoal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medicinal charcoal | <drug> A type of carbon produced through exposing a source material such as wood or bone to very high temperatures in the presence of steam, air or carbon monoxide. Activated carbon is very good at removing (adsorbing) contaminants and is used in water filters, to decolour solutions and is sometimes administered to poisoning victims. (15 Jan 1998) |
| charcoal | <chemical> An amorphous form of carbon prepared from the incomplete combustion of animal or vegetable matter, e.g., wood. The activated form of charcoal is used in the treatment of poisoning. Pharmacological action: antidotes. Chemical name: Charcoal (12 Dec 1998) |
| wood charcoal | Charcoal obtained by charring vegetable tissues, especially the wood of willow, beech, birch, or oak. Synonym: wood charcoal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| administration, oral | The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cancer, oral | Cancer of the mouth area. A sore in the mouth that does not heal can be a warning sign of oral cancer. A biopsy is the only to know whether as abnormal area in the oral cavity is cancer. Oral cancer is caused by tobacco (smoking and chewing) and alcohol use. Surgery to remove the tumour in the mouth is the usual treatment for patients with oral cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| candidiasis, oral | Infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth by a fungus of the genus candida. (12 Dec 1998) |