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MECCA BALSAM

\mˈɛkə bˈɔːlsəm], \mˈɛkə bˈɔːlsəm], \m_ˈɛ_k_ə b_ˈɔː_l_s_ə_m]\

Definitions of MECCA BALSAM

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Balm of Gilead, opobalsamum.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Syn. : balm of Gilead. A balsam derived from the Balsamodendron gileadense of Arabia Felix. It is still used as a tonic in the East. Probably the myrrh of the Bible.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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