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vomica
[ vom-i-kuh ]
noun
, Pathology.
, plural vom·i·cae [vom, -, uh, -see].
- a cavity, usually in the lungs, containing pus.
- the pus content of such a cavity.
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An acid associated with strychnine in the St. Ignatius bean and in nux vomica.
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Are such remedies as iron, quinine, nux vomica and cod-liver oil ever useful in psoriasis?
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Salt had no effect in killing the frogs, and even nux vomica, which had cured another case of the same kind, was useless.
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After the rupture and discharge of a Vomica also, such a remedy promises to be a powerful palliative.
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The indications for the use of this drug are the same as those for nux vomica, keeping in mind the difference in dose.
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