MASSA HYDRARGYRI
\mˈasə hˈa͡ɪdɹɑːd͡ʒˌɪɹi], \mˈasə hˈaɪdɹɑːdʒˌɪɹi], \m_ˈa_s_ə h_ˈaɪ_d_ɹ_ɑː_dʒ_ˌɪ_ɹ_i]\
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Syn.: pilulae hydrargyri. Mass of mercury, blue mass, blue pill, a preparation consisting of mercury incorporated into a pilular mass in a state of such fine subdivision that no metallic globules can be discovered with a glass of low magnifying power. The U. S. preparation contains 33 per cent, of mercury with glycyrrhiza, althaea, glycerin, and honey of rose. The Br. Ph. directs an essentially similar preparation.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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