ARGENTUM PURIFLCATUM
\ɑːd͡ʒˈɛntəm pjˌʊɹa͡ɪflkˈɑːtəm], \ɑːdʒˈɛntəm pjˌʊɹaɪflkˈɑːtəm], \ɑː_dʒ_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_m p_j_ˌʊ_ɹ_aɪ_f_l_k_ˈɑː_t_ə_m]\
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Pure metallic silver, adapted for pharmaceutical and medicinal purposes. In classical Latin a. purum meant silver without figures or raised work upon it. The metal is used in medicine in the form of silver wire for a suture material, and silver leaf as a surgical dressing. [Gr., Sansk.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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