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Lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes
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collyrium
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Wiktionary
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n. 1 A lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes; an eye-salve. 2 Loosely, any product applied to or around the eyes; kohl.
Wikipedia
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In eye care, collyrium is an antique term for a lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes , particularly in diseases of the eye . The word collyrium comes from the Greek '', eye-salve. The same name was also given to unguents used for the same ...
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n. lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes [syn: eye-lotion , eyewash ] [also: collyria (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Collyrium \Col*lyr"i*um\, n.; pl. E. Collyriums , L. Collyria . [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Med.) An application to the eye, usually an eyewater. [1913 Webster] ||
Usage examples of collyrium.
Pliny, inspired with as truly Roman horror of quackery as the elder Cato,--who declared that the Greek doctors had sworn to exterminate all barbarians, including the Romans, with their drugs, but is said to have physicked his own wife to death, notwithstanding,--Pliny says, in so many words, that the cerates and cataplasms, plasters, collyria, and antidotes, so abundant in his time, as in more recent days, were mere tricks to make money.