Definition of Argyrol

1. Noun. Antiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver (trade name Argyrol).

Exact synonyms: Mild Silver Protein
Generic synonyms: Antiseptic
Language type: Trade Name

Definition of Argyrol

1. Proper noun. (medicine) An antiseptic compound of silver and a protein ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Argyrol

1. A complex prepared by the reaction of silver oxide with either gelatin or serum albumin. Black shiny crystals liberate silver and it was formerly widely used as a topical anti-infective on mucous membranes. Contains from 19 to 25% silver, only a small fraction of which is ionizable. Can produce black or brown pigmentation due to deposition of reduced silver in the tissues. Synonym: argyrol, silvol. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Argyrol

argyll
argylls
argyr-
argyria
argyrias
argyriasis
argyric
argyrin
argyrins
argyrism
argyrite
argyrites
argyro-
argyrodite
argyrodites
argyrol (current term)
argyrophil
argyrophilic
argyrophilic cell
argyrophilic fibre
argyroses
argyrosis
argyrotic
arhat
arhathood
arhats
arhatship
arhatships
arhbarite
arhigosis

Literary usage of Argyrol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1908)
"In that paper I told my experience with argyrol in the treatment of this most dreadful of conjunctival diseases. I was glad to support my position by free ..."

2. Therapeutics by Armand Darier (1912)
"Cure is effected in two or three weeks by general treatment, aided by a few instillations of argyrol. Gilbert, of Munich, has lately advocated instillations ..."

3. The Modern Materia Medica: The Source, Chemical and Physical Properties (1911)
"... [More recently the name "argyrol" has been given to a different silver compound, of French manufacture, and defined as silver ..."

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