diachylon

diachylon
/duy ak"euh lon'/, n. Med.
an adhesive plaster consisting chiefly of litharge and oil, used in the treatment of wounds and excoriations.
Also, diachylum /duy ak"euh leuhm/.
[1275-1325; < L < Gk diáchylon (something) made of juices, equiv. to dia- DIA- + chylós juice (also Latinized as diachylum whence E sp. with -um); r. ME diaculon < ML, and ME diaquilon < MF, both < LL diachylon]

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