(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexipharmic
alexipharmic
adj
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
alexipharmical
alexipharmical
adj
Alternative form of alexipharmic
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
extrametaphysical
extrametaphysical
adj
(rare) Outside of metaphysics.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hyperclimax
hypermixolydian
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
maxillopharyngeal
maxillopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
omphalorrhexis
ophthalmorrhexis
phlebemphraxis
plasmatorrhexis
salpingemphraxis
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
splanchnemphraxis
splenemphraxis
trachelectomopexia
xenomorphically
xerophthalmia
xerophthalmia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry. The condition starts with conjunctival xerosis and night blindness and progresses to corneal xerosis and, later, a severe condition called keratomalacia.
xerophthalmic
xerophthalmic
adj
Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
xiphihumeralis
xiphihumeralis
noun
A long, flat strip of pectoral muscle comprising a band of parallel fibres, found in felines.