Ichthyol

¹ American  

[ik-thee-awl, -ol] / ˈɪk θiˌɔl, -ˌɒl /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand of ichthammol.

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ichthyol. ² American  

abbreviation

1. ichthyology.

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Example Sentences

Dry the skin with a soft towel and apply a thick coating of equal parts of Ichthyol and vaselin, and over this place antiseptic gauze or sterilized absorbent cotton.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Ichthyol, 10 to 20% in lanoline spread on linen and worn at night, often dispels an attack at the beginning.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

Ichthyol when rubbed undiluted on the normal skin does not set up dermatitis, yet it is a resolvent, and in a high degree a soother of pain and itching.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various

For the same purpose:— Ichthyol 1 dram Olive oil 1 ounce Mix and apply in the rectum on a piece of cotton.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Ichthyol internally, and external applications of the same drug, and of resorcin, chrysarobin, and pyrogallic acid, have been extolled.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman