Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bitter-tasting resin obtained from the dried root of the mayapple and used in medicine as a caustic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A resin obtained from the rootstalk of Podophyllum peltatum. It is used in medicine as a purgative, and seems to have the power of stimulating the secretion of bile.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple (
Podophyllum peltatum ). It is a complex mixture of several substances.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A
resinous powder obtained byprecipitating analcoholic tincture of therhizome of Podophyllum by means of water acidified withhydrochloric acid .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The other option is to use more potent medications that your doctor must apply These include podophyllin, trichloracetic acid (TCA), bichloracetic acid (BCA), and interferon.
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Apply 20% podophyllin solution in the same way until the wart turns brown.
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Protect the area around the wart with petroleum gel before using podophyllin.
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Other medicines that may work for genital warts: podophyllin
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Other medicines that may work for skin infection: ampicillin, amoxicillin, erythromycin for infection after childbirth: procaine penicillin, amoxicillin, metronidazole podophyllin (Condylox, Podocon-25)
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Women who are pregnant or breast feeding should not use podophyllin.
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Often comes as a solution containing 10 to 25 percent podophyllin mixed with benzoin.
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If podophyllin is not available, bichloroacetic acid can be used to shrink warts.
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· For warts, use bichloroacetic acid or podophyllin.
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Apply a small amount of bichloroacetic acid or podophyllin to each wart.
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