COLLODIUM
\kəlˈə͡ʊdi͡əm], \kəlˈəʊdiəm], \k_ə_l_ˈəʊ_d_iə_m]\
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By Robley Dunglison
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Of the U. S. Ph. and Br. Ph., a solution of dinitrocellulose in ether and alcohol. It is used for sealing wounds, for causing dressings to adhere firmly to the skin, for protecting surfaces from the air, as a vehicle for various medicaments to be applied locally, and for the compression of parts to which it is applied by means of its subsequent contraction.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
