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PRESERVATIVE INJECTION

\pɹɪsˈɜːvətˌɪv ɪnd͡ʒˈɛkʃən], \pɹɪsˈɜːvətˌɪv ɪnd‍ʒˈɛkʃən], \p_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɜː_v_ə_t_ˌɪ_v ɪ_n_dʒ_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of PRESERVATIVE INJECTION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The injection of a solution of some antiseptic substance like zinc or mercuric chlorid, arsenic, carbolic acid, alcohol, etc., into the blood vessels or body cavities, or both, to prevent decomposition.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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