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Fragmentary (medicine) and pharmaceutic aid (medicine)


Fragmentary (medicine)


fragmentary


1. Composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire.

2. <geology> Composed of the fragments of Other rocks.

Origin: Cf. F. Fragmentaire.

Source: Websters Dictionary


pharmaceutic aid (medicine)


pharmaceutic aid
Substances which are of little or no therapeutic value, but are necessary in the manufacture, compounding, storage, etc., of pharmaceutical preparations or drug dosage forms. They include solvents, diluting agents, and suspending agents, and emulsifying agents. Also, antioxidants; preservatives, pharmaceutical; dyes (colouring agents); flavoring agents; vehicles; excipient; ointment bases.