pulv.
Americanabbreviation
Etymology
Origin of pulv.
From the Latin word pulvis
Example Sentences
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Digital. pulv. taken every night for three weeks cured him.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William
Considering the anasarca as caused by the diseased inguinal glands, I ordered common poultice and mercurial ointment to the groins, three grains of pulv. fol.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William
Peruv. crass. pulv. unc. i. coque in aq. fontan. lib. iij. ad lib. ij.
From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald
R. pulv., full; ditto, spirit. rect., empty; ditto, mur. hydrarg. seven-eighths full; ditto, ol. caryphyll., one-fifth full; ditto, ipec.
From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold
Give internally the following powder: Pulv. gentian, 4 ounces; puv. slippery elm, 1 ounce; puv. charcoal, 1 ounce; pulv. hyposulphate of soda.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)
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