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Definition of Liniment
1. Noun. A medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain.
Definition of Liniment
1. n. A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant.
Definition of Liniment
1. Noun. A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, such as to relieve symptoms of arthritis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Liniment
1. a medicinal liquid [n -S]
Medical Definition of Liniment
1. A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, especially. One used as a sedative or a stimulant. Origin: L. Linimentum, fr. Linire, linere, to besmear, anoint: cf. F. Liniment. Cf. Letter, Lime a viscous substance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Liniment
Literary usage of Liniment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science; Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1874)
"A liniment used by a celebrated empiric at the commencement of the second quarter
of the nineteenth century. It is said to have consisted of oil of ..."
2. Principles of Pharmacy by Henry Vinecome Arny (1917)
"Belladonna liniment. Camphor liniment. Chemical preparations Turpentine liniment.
SPECIAL NOTES ON OFFICIAL linimentS Ammonia liniment. Lime liniment. ..."
3. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1894)
"The preparation came to be known as " Dr. Ward't liniment" prior to 1860, and
has ever since been so known. In 1867 the plaintiff agreed with Ward that the ..."
4. A Cyclopaedia of Six Thousand Practical Receipts, and Collateral Information by Arnold James Cooley (1850)
"Camphor liniment Jj ; solution of carbonate of potassa 3j ; mix. ... This resembles
the liniment of ammonia, PL, in its general properties, but it is much ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1832)
"By WILLIAM M. FAHNESTOCK, MD have had in contemplation for some time past, to
make public through this journal the prescription of a liniment which we have ..."
6. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"ammoniacal, ammonia liniment. — calcaire, lime liniment, carrón oil. ...
térébenthine acétique, liniment of turpentine and acetic acid. ..."
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