1G4 RKMKDIAI, AGENTS. 



An'tidote. — A medicine tliat couiitonicts poisfMi. 



Antiphlogis'tic. — A remedy for inflammation. 



Ape rient.^A gentle laxative. 



Astringent. — A medicine which has the property of con- 



.'^triiiiiing the organic texture.s. 

 Atten'uant. — A medicine wliich augments the fluidity of the 



hunior.s. 

 Calefa'cient. — A substance which excites a degree of warmth 



in the part to which it is applied. 

 Carmin'ative. — A remedy which alhxys pain by causing the 



ex|)nlsion of flatus from the alimentary canal. 

 Catalot ic. — A remedy which removes unseemly cicatrices. 

 Catalytic. — A medicine which is presumed to act by the de- 



.^tiiietion or counteraction of morbid agencies in tlie blood. 

 Cataplasm. — A medicine applied externally under the form of 



a tliiek pap. 

 Cathartic. — A medicine which, when taken internally, in- 

 creases the number of alvine evacuations. 

 Gather et'ic. — Substances applied to warts, etc., to eat them 



down. Mild caustics. 

 Cautery. — A medicine for burning, eating away, or corroding 



any solid part of the body. 

 Corrosive. — A substance which, when placed in contact with 



living parts, gradually disorganizes them. 

 Coun'ter-Ir'ritant. — A remedy u.sed for the purpose of exciting 



an irritation in one part of the body, with the view of re- 

 lieving one existing in another. 

 Demulcent. — A medicine supposed to be capable of correcting 



certain acrid conditions imagined to exist in the humors, 



as a mucilaginous or saccharine substance. 

 Derivative. — A remedy which by producing a modified action 



in some organ or texture (hiices from the morbid condition 



of some other organ or texture. 

 Desic'cant, or Desic'cative. — Any medicine or application 



that has the property of exhausting moisture from, or 



drying up, a sore. 

 Deter'gent. — -A medicine which possesses the power to deterge 



or cleanse parts, as wounds, ulcers, etc. 

 Diaphoretic, Sudorific. — A medicine wdiich induces per- 

 spiration to a degree more than natural. 

 Diapyret ic. — A medicine that promotes suppuration. 

 Diluent. — A medicine for augmenting the fluidity of the 



