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CLUTTERBUCK'S ELATERIUM

\klˈʌtəbˌʌks ɪlɐtˈi͡əɹɪəm], \klˈʌtəbˌʌks ɪlɐtˈi‍əɹɪəm], \k_l_ˈʌ_t_ə_b_ˌʌ_k_s ɪ_l_ɐ_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_m]\

Definitions of CLUTTERBUCK'S ELATERIUM

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Elaterium obtained from the fruit of Ecballium elaterium, when sliced. It is more active than the commercial elaterium and a violent purgative. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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