| antibiotic eye drops | <pharmacology> A medication that is pH balanced to allow placement into the eye for the purpose of killing bacteria. Examples include: Bleph-10, Chloromycetin, Cortisporin-Ophthalmic, Gantrisin, Genoptic, Gentacidin, Garamycin, Gantrisin, Ilotycin, Sodium Sulamyd and Sulphair. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| burning drops sign | <clinical sign> In certain cases of perforated gastric ulcer, a sensation as of drops of hot liquid falling into the abdominal cavity or as of a stream of intensely hot liquid being poured into the cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stomach drops | A stomachic tonic, usually tincture of gentian, alone or with other stomachics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nose drops | A liquid preparation intended for intranasal administration with a medicine dropper. Most frequently used for decongestion of the nasal passages but can be used for any other appropriate indication. (05 Mar 2000) |
| drops | A popular term for a medicine taken in doses measured by drops's, usually a tincture, or applied by dropping, as an eyewash. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dry ice | Nitrogen in the liquid state. Liquid nitrogen is commonly used in cryotherapy. (27 Sep 1997) |
| ice | 1. Water or other fluid frozen or reduced to the solid state by cold; frozen water. It is a white or transparent colourless substance, crystalline, brittle, and viscoidal. Its specific gravity (0.92, that of water at 4 deg C. Being 1.0) being less than that of water, ice floats. Water freezes at 32 deg F. Or 0 deg Cent, and ice melts at the same temperature. Ice owes its cooling properties to the large amount of heat required to melt it. 2. Concreted sugar. 3. Water, cream, custard, etc, sweetened, flavored, and artificially frozen. 4. Any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor ice. Anchor ice, ice which sometimes forms about stones and other objects at the bottom of running or other water, and is thus attached or anchored to the ground. Bay ice, ice formed in bays, fiords, etc, often in extensive fields which drift out to sea. Ground ice, anchor ice. <obstetrics> Ice age, a variety of feldspar, the crystals of which are very clear like ice; rhyacolite. Ice tongs, large iron nippers for handling ice. Ice water. Water cooled by ice. Water formed by the melting of ice. Ice yacht. See Ice boat (above). To break the ice. See Break. Water ice, a confection consisting of water sweetened, flavored, and frozen. Origin: OE. Is, IIs, AS. Is; aksin to D. Ijs, G. Eis, OHG. Is, Icel. Iss, Sw. Is, Dan. Iis, and perh. To E. Iron. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ice compress | Cold compress applied to an acute injury for the purpose of decreasing swelling and pain. Ice can be placed within a dry towel (never directly on the site) to achieve the desired effect. (27 Sep 1997) |
| ice cream | A frozen dairy food made from cream or butterfat, milk, sugar, and flavorings. Frozen custard and french-type ice creams also contain eggs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ice nucleation protein | <protein> Protein produced by some gram-negative bacteria that promote the nucleation of ice, apparently by aligning water molecules along repeated domains of 48 amino acids, that consist of 16 residue repeats containing the conserved octamer AGYGSTxT. Now finding commercial use in snow making at ski resorts. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ice pack | A cold local application to limit or reduce swelling in recently traumatised tissues; usually in the form of a water-impervious container for ice. Improvised means for containing ice (plastic bags, towels, etc.) are often employed, as are chemical sacks that when struck allow the commingling of chemicals that react endothermically. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ice plant | <botany> A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its ashes are used in Spain in making glass. Ice skate = a shoe with a metal runner (called a blade) attached to permit the wearer to glide on ice Ice-skater = one who skates on ice wearing an ice skate; especially. An athlete who performs athletic or artistic movements on a sheet of ice, wearing ice skates; including speed skater and figure skater Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eye drops | See: eyewash, ophthalmic solutions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| knock-out drops | A popular name for chloral alcoholate given with criminal intent to produce unconsciousness rapidly; it is formed by adding chloral hydrate to beer or some stronger alcoholic liquor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alcian blue | <chemical> Water soluble copper phthalocyanin stain used to demonstrate acid mucopolysaccharides. By varying the ionic strength some differentiation of various types is possible. (18 Nov 1997) |