See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
tablet(2)(dictionary)
tablet(dictionary)
tablet(medicine)
tablet(1)(dictionary)
compressed tablet(medicine)
sublingual tablet(medicine)
buccal tablet(medicine)
dispensing tablet(medicine)
hypodermic tablet(medicine)

conular (medicine) and tablet (oh)


conular (medicine)


conular
Cone-shaped.


tablet (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tablete, from table]
a small round hard piece of medicine which you swallow
-synonym pill pill
::She took a couple of headache tablets .
vitamin/sleeping/indigestion etc tablet
a small hard piece of a substance, especially one that dissolves in water
::water purification tablets
a flat piece of stone or clay with words cut into it, for example above someone's grave
be written/set/cast in tablets of stone
BrE used to say that something does not change
::The programme should not be set in tablets of stone, but improved continuously.
AmE a set of pieces of paper for Writing on that are glued together at the top
British Equivalent: pad