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Definition of Escharotics
1. escharotic [n] - See also: escharotic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Escharotics
Literary usage of Escharotics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Therapeutics: Its Principles and Practice by Horatio Charles Wood (1908)
"escharotics are drugs which are used to destroy diseased or sound tissue. ...
escharotics are used for various purposes. Formerly they were employed to open ..."
2. The Principles of Therapeutics by Oliver Thomas Osborne (1921)
"therapeutic measures, should not be neglected by the physician, and fewer patients
will be treated by irregular practitioners. escharotics An ..."
3. Modern Materia Medica and Therapeutics by Arthur Albert Stevens (1909)
"escharotics or caustics are agents that corrode or disorganize the tissues. ...
The most important escharotics are : Sulphuric acid. Osmic acid. ..."
4. A Compend of Dental Pathology and Dental Medicine by Geo. W. q (George Washington) Warren (1890)
"Dental Uses.—Ergot may be used in dental practice for its haemostatic properties
in alveolar or other hemorrhages. escharotics OR CAUSTICS. ..."
5. Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Students and Practitioners of Medicine by Horatio Charles Wood (1916)
"escharotics or caustics are substances which are used for the purpose of destroying
tissue. They act in various manners. Some destroy the viability of the ..."
6. Text-book of Therapeutics and Materia Medica by Robert Thaxter Edes (1887)
"escharotics are used to remove superficial layers from unhealthy ... escharotics
cause death and sloughing of the tissues to which they are applied. ..."
7. Dental Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Prescription Writing by Eli Herr Long (1909)
"escharotics or caustics are agents that destroy tissue upon contact. Many attack
the tissue immediately and are, therefore, called corrosives. ..."
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