diachylon

[ dahy-ak-uh-lon ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. an adhesive plaster consisting chiefly of litharge and oil, used in the treatment of wounds and excoriations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diachylon¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English diaquilon, from Old French diaculon, diaquilon, from Medieval Latin diachylum, diaculum, from Late Latin diachȳlōn, noun formed from Greek prepositional phrase dià chylôn “(medication) made of juices,” equivalent to dia- + chylós; dia-, chyle ( def )

Example Sentences

As soon as ever this Discharge is made, the Pain goes entirely off; and the Swelling disappears at the End of a few Days, by continuing to apply the simple Diachylon, or the Ointment Nº.

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Instead of these Leaves, if any Person will give himself the little Trouble of dressing them every Day, he may apply a Plaister of simple Diachylon, or of Gum Ammoniacum softened in Vinegar.

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But if the Inflammation is only moderate, a Mucilage Plaister, or one of the simple Diachylon, may be sufficient.

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Diachylon with the Gums is more active and efficacious; but it so greatly augments the Pain of some Persons afflicted with Boils, that they cannot bear it.

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All joints were made air-tight with "diachylon," and when, through the bursting of a glass bulb within it, the receiver became cracked, the crack was rendered air-tight by the same means.

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