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Definition of Chaulmoogra
1. Noun. East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy.
Group relationships: Genus Hydnocarpus, Genus Taraktagenos, Genus Taraktogenos, Hydnocarpus, Taraktagenos, Taraktogenos
Generic synonyms: Tree
Definition of Chaulmoogra
1. Noun. A tree found in Southeast Asia, ''Hydnocarpus wightiana'', the source of chaulmoogra oil. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chaulmoogra
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaulmoogra
Literary usage of Chaulmoogra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"Results of " chaulmoogra" Treatment It is generally agreed that the ...
ten years (1922-1931), during which systematic chaulmoogra treatment was used. ..."
2. Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Preventive Medicine by G. Koehler, Bernard Fantus, William Augustus Evans (1917)
"chaulmoogra oil 60 ml. Camphorated olive oil 60 ml. This mixture was sterilized
and injected under the skin of the arms or legs, using at first 1 ml. weekly ..."
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