| VPM | ventilator pressure manometer; ventroposteromedial |
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| manometer | <chemistry> A device for measuring the pressure of a gas in a container. (09 Jan 1998) |
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| dial manometer | aneroid manometer |
| differential manometer | Any device that indicates the difference in pressure between two fluids, regardless of any changes in their absolute pressures. Mercurial manometer, an manometer in which the varying pressures are shown by differences of elevation in a column of mercury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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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