| 单词 | pectoral syrup |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspectoral syrup 2. Medicine. Of a medicine, food, or drink: good for digestive or (esp.) respiratory complaints. In later use chiefly in pectoral syrup. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations for treating specific parts > [adjective] > for the chest or lungs pectoral1576 pulmonical1599 pulmoniac1653 pulmonic1694 1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health ii. f. 86 A pectorall water, or water for the breast,..that especially auayleth in the weakenesse of the stomacke. 1637 T. Brian Pisse-prophet ii. 13 Some pectorall Physick to ease his cough. 1671 W. Salmon Synopsis Medicinæ iii. xxii. 419 Mountain-mint..is Pectoral and Hepatick. 1723 R. Blackmore Treat. Small-pox 65 Pectoral Medicines ought to be given in this Case. 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet i. 246 Peaches..are..cordial and pectoral. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 314 The leaves [of Ferns] generally contain a thick astringent mucilage, with a little aroma, on which account many are considered pectoral and lenitive. 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Pectoral Moss, a common name for the Lichen pulmonarius. 1905 Atlanta Constit. 12/3 (advt.) Duconge's celebrated pectoral balsamic syrup will cure coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma. 1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) I. iv. 222 He may prescribe some pectoral syrup or some cough lozenges. 1987 ‘A. Burgess’ Little Wilson & Big God (U.K. ed.) iii. 169 One morning, suffering from a cough, she brought in pectoral syrup in a tea cup. < as lemmas |
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