HORSLEY'S PUTTY
\hˈɔːslɪz pˈʌti], \hˈɔːslɪz pˈʌti], \h_ˈɔː_s_l_ɪ_z p_ˈʌ_t_i]\
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A preparation of white and yellow wax, vaselin and carbolic acid; used to arrest bleeding from the cut surface of the bone.
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A preparation of white and yellow wax, vaselin and carbolic acid; used to arrest bleeding from the cut surface of bone.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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