different between demulcent vs vulnerary

English

Etymology

From Latin d?mulc?ns, present active participle of d?mulce? (“to stroke caressingly; to soften, soothe, allure”), from d?- (“prefix meaning ‘from; of’”) + mulce? (“to move or touch gently or lightly, to stroke; to make pleasant or sweet; to soften, soothe, alleviate, relieve”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??m?ls(?)nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??m?ls(?)nt/, /d??m?ls?nt/
• Hyphenation: de?mul?cent

Adjective

demulcent (comparative more demulcent, superlative most demulcent)

1. (also figuratively) Soothing or softening.

Related terms

• demulce

Translations

Noun

demulcent (plural demulcents)

1. (medicine) A soothing medication used to relieve pain in inflamed tissues.

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Further reading

• demulcent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Verb

d?mulcent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of d?mulce?

English

Etymology

From Latin vulner?rius, from vulnus (“wound”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?v?l.n??.??.i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?v?l.n?.??.i/

Adjective

vulnerary (comparative more vulnerary, superlative most vulnerary)

1. Useful or used for healing wounds; healing, curative.
   • 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, Chapter 28,^[1]

     Rebecca examined the wound, and having applied to it such vulnerary remedies as her art prescribed, informed her father that [...] there was nothing to fear for his guest’s life.

   • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 422 (footnote):

     Take, for example, the famous vulnerary ointment attributed to Paracelsus.

2. (archaic, rare) Causing wounds, wounding.

Usage notes

• Restricted in modern use primarily to works on ethnobotany and traditional medicine.

Translations

Noun

vulnerary (plural vulneraries)

1. A healing drug or other agent used in healing and treating wounds.

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See also

• vulnerable