The pupil's pharmacopoeia; being a literal translation of the London Pharmacopoeia, the English following the original in italics word for word : and the Latin text being marked to facilitate a proper pronunciation In addition to which, the chemical decompositions are explained in a note at the foot of each preparation. To the whole is annexed, a table exhibiting at one view, the names of medicines, with their properties, doses, and antidotes ... etc / By W. Maugham.

  • Maugham, William.
Date:
1824
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Credit: The pupil's pharmacopoeia; being a literal translation of the London Pharmacopoeia, the English following the original in italics word for word : and the Latin text being marked to facilitate a proper pronunciation In addition to which, the chemical decompositions are explained in a note at the foot of each preparation. To the whole is annexed, a table exhibiting at one view, the names of medicines, with their properties, doses, and antidotes ... etc / By W. Maugham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Aq few. — Aqua fervens, boiling water. Bis ind.— Bis indies, twice daily. BB. Bbds. — Barbadensis, Barbadoes. Bull. — Bulliat, let it boil; bulliant, let them boil. Ccerul. — Caeruleiis, blue. Cap. or Capt. — Capiat, let him take [i. e. let the j>a- tient take.] C. m. — Cras mane, to-morrow morning. *1 Cock. ampl. — Cochleare amplum, a large spoonful. Coch. infant. — Cochleare infantis, a child's spoonful. Coch. magn. — Cochleare magnum, a large spoorful Coch. mod. — Cochleare modicum, a middling-sized spoonful^ \.e. a dessert spoonful. Coch. parv. — Cochleare parvum, a little spoonful, or tea-spoonfid. Col. — Colatus, strained. Colat. — Colatur, let it be strained. Colat. — Colaturse, of or to the strained [liquor.] Colent.—Colentur, let thein be strained. Comp. — Compositus, compound. Cont. rem. — Continuentur remedia, let the medicines be continued. Coq. — Coque, ^027/ or, coquantur, let them \\.e. the ingredients'] be boiled. Crast.— Crastinus, of to-morrow. Cuj. — Cujus, of which. Cujusl. — Cujuslibet, of any. Cyath. thece— Cyatho them, in a cup of tea. Deb. spiss. — Debita spissitudo, a proper consistence. Becub. — Decubitus, lying dowri. Be d. in d. — De die in diem, from day to day. Bej.alvi—Dejectiones alvi, throwings down of the bowels, — stools. Bet. — Detur, let it be given; dentur, let them be given. Bieb. alt. — Diebus alternis, every other days. Beb. tert. — Diebus tertiis, every third days. Bim. — Dimidius, one half.