Embrocation
91lenitive — adj 1. palliative, mitigative, mitigating, alleviative, alleviating, relieving, easing; soothing, softening, assuasive, assuaging, mollifying, demulcent, emollient, balmy, balsamic, A rchaic. lenient; calmative, sedative, relaxing; lubricative,… …
92liniment — n ointment, embrocation, balm, salve; lotion, wash, soothing liquid, abirritant, demulcent; cream, oil, balsam, unguent; anodyne, alleviative, alleviatory, palliative, lenitive, Med. emollient, Pharm. cerate …
93lotion — n ointment, balm, salve, unguent, (in prescriptions) unguentum, inunction, Pharm. cerate; unction, balsam, oil, demulcent, emollient, spikenard, nard, pomade, pomatum; liniment, embrocation, vulnerary, Med. collyrium, eyewash; lubricant,… …
94medicament — n medicine, remedy, Med. specific, Med. Obs. alterative; panacea, palliative, catholicon, curé all, patent medicine, nostrum, elixir, potion, snake oil; home remedy, home curé, ptisan, barley water, chicken soup, camomile tea, sulphur and… …
95nostrum — n 1. patent medicine, proprietary; medication, drug, potion, Pharm. tincture, Pharm., Vet. Med. electuary; pill, Pharm., Vet. Med. bolus, capsule; liniment, lotion, embrocation, balm, balsam, ointment. 2. quack medicine, Inf. pink pill, placebo;… …
96ointment — n unguent, Pharm. inunction, (in prescriptions) unguentum, balm, balsam, salve, vulnerary, Pharm. cerate; liniment, embrocation, emollient, demulcent, Med. abirritant, palliative; collyrium, eyewash; nard, spikenard, pomade, pomatum; lubricant,… …
97painkiller — n 1. analgesic, aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, sodium salicylate, buffered aspirin, headache powder; anodyne, paregoric, Inf. pain pill; soporific, hypnotic, barbiturate, Sl. barb, phenobarbital, Pharm. hyoscyamine, belladonna; narcotic, opiate,… …
98poultice — n 1. plaster, mustard plaster, cataplasm, sinapism, embrocation, fomentation; compress, dressing, application, pledget; bandage, bandaging. v 2. plaster, embrocate, foment, stupe, Obs. stive; bandage, dress [s.o. s] wounds …
99relief — n 1. alleviation, mitigation, abatement, assuagement, palliation; ease, easement, comfort, solace, consolation, calming; softening, mollification, slackening, loosening, relaxation. 2. deliverance, rescue, release, freeing, liberation,… …
100remedy — n 1. curé, restorative, antidote, counteracted neutralizer, corrective, preventive, prophylactic, Med. specific; curé all, panacea, elixir, curé for what ails you, curé for all ills, nostrum; medicine, medicament, medication, Med. prescription,… …
