camphorated oil

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a solution of one part camphor oil in four parts cottonseed oil used as a counterirritant.

camphorated oil

noun

1. a liniment consisting of camphor and peanut oil, used as a counterirritant

Example Sentences

The entire body of the patient, including head, face, and limbs, should be kept thoroughly anointed with camphorated oil, vaseline, or some similar substance, and especial care should be taken in this respect during the period of convalescence so long as any roughness or desquamation of the skin continues.

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In mild cases it is not necessary to treat the throat by topical measures, the above prescription producing sufficient local effect, but camphorated oil may be used externally.

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I think it advisable to keep the chest well smeared with camphorated oil, over which should be worn an oil-silk jacket.

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No other treatment was used in these 223 cases, except camphorated oil to the throat and chest in some cases.

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There should be a four-ounce bottle of peroxide of hydrogen, a small bottle of camphorated oil, an ounce or two of carbolic acid, a few quinine capsules, a bottle of cod liver oil and a bottle filled with kerosene.

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