| mercurial | 1. Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament. "A mercurial man who fluttered over all things like a fan." (Byron) 2. Having the form or image of Mercury; applied to ancient guideposts. 3. Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty. "The mercurial wand of commerce." (J. Q. Adams) 4. Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial preparations, barometer. See Mercury. 5. <medicine> Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore mouth. Origin: L. Mercurialis, fr. Mercurius Mercury: cf. F. Mercuriel. 1. A person having mercurial qualities. 2. <medicine> A preparation containing mercury. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| mercurial diuretics | Diuretic drugs containing organic mercury (e.g., Mercuhydrin) which promote substantial salt and water loss through the kidney. Among the first potent diuretic agents used in congestive heart failure, but now obsolescent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercurial line | A bluish brown pigmentation seen at the gingival margin and associated with mercury poisoning (mercurial stomatitis). (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| mild mercurial ointment | A grease-based ointment containing 20% finely divided metallic mercury, formerly widely used for local application to the skin for the destruction of body lice. Risk is associated with transdermal absorption of mercury and a local dermatitis. Synonym: mild mercurial ointment. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| diuretics, mercurial | A group of organometallic compounds, now rarely used, that promote diuresis by inhibiting tubular reabsorption of sodium and chloride. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mercurial |
1. pertaining to mercury. 2. a preparation of mercury.
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| mercurial n. |
necrosis due to mercury poisoning.
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| mercurial s. |
stomatitis due to mercury poisoning; symptoms include necrotic and ulcerative lesions and discoloration similar to lead lines of the gingivae, soreness of gums, strong metallic taste, foul breath, ptyalism, and necrosis of the alveolar process.
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| mercurialism |
mercury poisoning; see under poisoning.
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| mercurial palsy |
Paralysis induced by mercury poisoning.
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| mercurial | liable to sudden unpredictable change |
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| mercurial | relating to or containing or caused by mercury |
| mercurial | relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury |
| mercurial | relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury |
| mercurial | an ointment containing mercury |
| mercurial | a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae |
| mercurial | Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed |
| mercurial | European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers |
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