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Ointments

ointments

Semisolid preparations used topically for protective emollient effects or as a vehicle for local administration of medicaments; ointment bases are various mixtures of fats, waxes, animal and plant oils and solid and liquid hydrocarbons.

Synonym: salves; unctions; unguents.


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... out, my Dad was talking to me about first aid, (this has always been a problem of mine, and I go weak at the knees, and unconscious over creams/ointments, it is very embarrassing, and I dont understand why. Is this anxiety? Some visual disturbance? Also, my scans showed I had no pressure on ...

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by chetanladdha
Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:19 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Brain/Anxiety, my situation.
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Brain/Anxiety, my situation.

... out, my Dad was talking to me about first aid, (this has always been a problem of mine, and I go weak at the knees, and unconscious over creams/ointments, it is very embarrassing, and I dont understand why. Is this anxiety? Some visual disturbance? Also, my scans showed I had no pressure on ...

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by Leesa
Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:31 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Brain/Anxiety, my situation.
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