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CONVOLVULUS TURPETHUM

\kənvˈɒlvjʊləs tˈɜːpɛθəm], \kənvˈɒlvjʊləs tˈɜːpɛθəm], \k_ə_n_v_ˈɒ_l_v_j_ʊ_l_ə_s t_ˈɜː_p_ɛ_θ_ə_m]\

Definitions of CONVOLVULUS TURPETHUM

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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Racine de Turbith. The cortical part of the root of this species of convolvulus is brought from the East Indies. It is a cathartic, but not used.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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