- Glycerinated gelatin
Glycerinated gelatin is usually used as a vehicle for
vagina l suppositories. For rectal use, a firmer suppository can be obtained by increasing thegelatin content.
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glycerinated gelatin — n a jellylike preparation that is made from glycerin, gelatin, and water and that is used as a base for suppositories and ointments … Medical dictionary
glycerinated gelatin — noun a gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and water; used as a base for ointments and suppositories • Hypernyms: ↑formulation, ↑preparation * * * noun Etymology: glycerinated from past participle of glycerinate : a jellylike… … Useful english dictionary
gelatin — A derived protein formed from the collagen of tissues by boiling in water; it swells up when put in cold water, but dissolves only in hot water; used as a hemostat, plasma substitute, and protein food adjunct in malnutri … Medical dictionary
glycerogelatin — SYN: glycerinated gelatin. * * * glyc·ero·gel·a·tin .glis ə (.)rō jel ət ən n any of several medicated dermatologic preparations made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin … Medical dictionary
suppository — A small solid body shaped for ready introduction into one of the orifices of the body other than the oral cavity ( e.g., rectum, urethra, vagina), made of a substance, usually medicated, which is solid at ordinary temperatures but melts at body … Medical dictionary
glycerogelatin — noun a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin • Syn: ↑glycerogel • Hypernyms: ↑glyceryl ester * * * |glisə(ˌ)rō+ noun : any of several medicated dermatologic preparations made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin … Useful english dictionary
glycogelatin — SYN: glycerinated gelatin. * * * gly·co·gel·a·tin (gli″ko jelґə tin) an ointment base containing glycerin and gelatin … Medical dictionary
glycerin — SYN: glycerol. g. jelly SYN: glycerinated gelatin. * * * glyc·er·in or glyc·er·ine glis (ə )rən n GLYCEROL * * * (glycerol) n. a clear viscous liquid obtained by hydrolysis of fats and mixed oils and produced as a by product in the manufacture of … Medical dictionary
lozenge — SYN: troche. [Fr. losange, fr. lozangé, rhombic] * * * loz·enge läz ənj n a small usu. sweetened solid piece of medicated material of any of various shapes that is designed to be held in the mouth for slow dissolution and often contains a… … Medical dictionary
formulation — noun 1. a substance prepared according to a formula (Freq. 11) the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine • Syn: ↑preparation • Derivationally related forms: ↑formulate • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
