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Vincent (iou) and stibiated (medicine)


Vincent (iou)



Vincent noun. E20.
[Jean Hyacinthe Vincent (1862-1950), French bacteriologist.]
Medicine. Used in possess. to designate a painful ulcerative condition of the inside of the mouth or of the gums, associated with infection with fusiform bacteria and spirochaetes.
Vincent's angina, Vincent's disease, Vincent's gingivitis, etc.

stibiated (medicine)


stibiated
<medicine> Combined or impregnated with antimony (stibium). Stibiated tartar. See Tartar emetic, under Tartar.

Origin: NL. Stibiatus, from L. Stibium antimony.

Source: Websters Dictionary