| desiccated liver | A dried undefatted powder prepared from mammalian liver's used as human food; contains riboflavin, nicotinic acid, and choline; used in the treatment of macrocytic anaemias and as a nutritional supplement. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| desiccated pituitary | The cleaned, dried, and powdered posterior lobe obtained from the pituitary body of domestic animals used for food by humans; an oxytocic, vasoconstrictor, antidiuretic, and a stimulant of intestinal motility. Synonym: desiccated pituitary, hypophysis sicca. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thyroid gland, desiccated | The cleaned, dried, and powdered thyroid gland, previously deprived of connective tissue and fat, obtained from domesticated animals that are used for food by man, containing 0.17-0.23% of iodine in thyroid combination, occurring as a yellowish to buff-coloured amorphous powder. It was formerly used as a source of thyroid hormones in the treatment of hypothyroidism. (12 Dec 1998) |
|---|