| mercurial stomatitis | Alterations of the oral mucosa arising from chronic mercury poisoning; may consist of mucosal erythema and oedema, ulceration, and deposition of mercurial sulfide in inflamed tissues, resulting in oral pigmentation resembling that of lead stomatitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mercurial tremor | A tremor caused by chronic mercury poisoning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercurialentis | A brown discoloration of the anterior capsule of the lens caused by mercury; early sign of mercurial poisoning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercurialism | A disease usually caused by the ingestion of mercury or mercury compounds, which are toxic in relation to their ability to produce mercuric ions; usually acute mercury poisoning is associated with ulcerations of the stomach and intestine and toxic changes in the renal tubules; anuria and anaemia may occur; usually chronic mercury poisoning is a result of industrial poisoning and causes gastrointestinal or central nervous system manifestations including stomatitis, diarrhoea, ataxia, tremor, hyperreflexia, sensorineural impairment, and emotional instability (Mad Hatter syndrome). Synonym: hydrargyria, hydrargyrism, mercurialism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercurialist | 1. One under the influence of Mercury; one resembling Mercury in character. 2. <medicine> A physician who uses much mercury, in any of its forms, in his practice. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mercurialize | 1. <medicine> To affect with mercury. 2. <photography> To treat with mercury; to expose to the vapor of mercury. Origin: Mercurialized; Mercurializing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mercuribenzoates | <chemical> Mercury containing benzoic acid derivatives. Some of these are commonly used as sulphydryl reagents. Mercuric benzoate was formerly used as an antisypilitic. Pharmacological action: enzyme inhibitors, sulfhydryl reagents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mercuric | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; said of those compounds of mercury into which this element enters in its lowest proportion. Mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate. See Corrosive. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mercuric chloride | <chemical> Mercury chloride (hgcl2). A highly toxic compound that volatises slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees c. It is corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local, disinfectants. Chemical name: Mercury chloride (HgCl2) (12 Dec 1998) |
| mercuric iodide | Red HgI2;has been used as an antiseptic and as a disinfectant for inanimate objects. Synonym: mercury biniodide, mercury deutoiodide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercuric oleate | An ointment-like preparation used in parasitic skin diseases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercuric oxide | The red precipitate of HgO; it has been used externally as an antiseptic in chronic skin diseases and fungus infections. The yellow precipitate of HgO; used externally as an antiseptic in the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the eyelids and the conjunctivae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercuric reductase | <enzyme> Reduces hg2+ to volatile hg, contains fad, requires NADPH Registry number: EC 1.16.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| mercuric salicylate | A powder used externally in the treatment of parasitic and fungus skin diseases. Synonym: mercury subsalicylate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercurification | 1. <chemistry> The process or operation of obtaining the mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals. 2. <chemistry> The act or process of compounding, or the state of being compounded, with mercury. Origin: Cf. F. Mercurification. See Mercurify. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |