| BAR | bariatrics; barometer, barometric; beta-adrenergic receptor |
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| barometer | An instrument that measures the pressure of the atmosphere. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| water barometer | <physics> A barometer in which the changes of atmospheric pressure are indicated by the motion of a column of water instead of mercury. It requires a column of water about thirty-three feet in height. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| diuretics, mercurial | A group of organometallic compounds, now rarely used, that promote diuresis by inhibiting tubular reabsorption of sodium and chloride. (12 Dec 1998) |
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