DIACHYLON
\dˈa͡ɪət͡ʃˌɪlən], \dˈaɪətʃˌɪlən], \d_ˈaɪ_ə_tʃ_ˌɪ_l_ə_n]\
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Diachylum, Emplastrum diaachylon, from 'juice;' i.e. composed of juices. The plaster of this name was formerly made of certain juices. The term is now confined to the Emplastrum Plumbi or Lead Plaster.
By Robley Dunglison
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Lead-plaster.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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