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collunarium

[ kol-yuh-nair-ee-uhm ]
/ ˌkɒl yəˈnɛər i əm /

noun, plural col·lu·nar·i·a [kol-yuh-nair-ee-uh]. /ˌkɒl yəˈnɛər i ə/. Medicine/Medical.

a solution for application in the nose; nose drops.

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Origin of collunarium

<New Latin, equivalent to Latin collu(ere) to rinse (see collutory) + nār(ēs) nostrils (akin to nose) + -ium-ium

Words nearby collunarium

colloquy, collotype, collude, collum, collun., collunarium, collusion, collusive, collut., collutorium, collutory
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