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CHELIDONIUM

\t͡ʃˌɛlɪdˈə͡ʊni͡əm], \t‍ʃˌɛlɪdˈə‍ʊni‍əm], \tʃ_ˌɛ_l_ɪ_d_ˈəʊ_n_iə_m]\

Definitions of CHELIDONIUM

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A plant genus in the family PAPAVERACEAE, order Papaverales, subclass Magnoliidae.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A violent purgative.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Bryonia alba-c.Diphyllum, Stylophorum diphyllum -c. Haematodes, Ch. majus.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

A name applied to several plants, e. g., Chelidonium majus, Bryonia alba, and Ranunculus ficaria.
Of the U. S. Ph., 1890, the herb of Chelidonium majus.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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