Calomel (Noun)
Meaning
A tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The patient was given a small dose of calomel to treat the symptoms of constipation.
- Calomel was widely used in the 18th century as a treatment for various gastrointestinal disorders.
- Due to its unpleasant side effects, calomel was often mixed with other medications to make it more palatable.
- In some countries, calomel was also used to treat amoebic dysentery, although its effectiveness was often debated.
- Historically, calomel was used to induce purging as a means of "cleansing" the body of toxins and restoring balance.