Medical term:
tincture
tincture
[tingk´chur]an alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable drugs or chemical substances.
compound benzoin tincture a mixture of benzoin and several other ingredients in alcohol, used as a topical skin protectant.
iodine tincture a preparation of iodine and sodium iodide in diluted alcohol, used as a topical antiinfective.
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tinc·ture
(tingk'chūr),An alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable materials or from chemical substances; most tinctures are prepared by percolation or by maceration. The proportions of drug represented in the different tinctures are not uniform, but vary according to the established standards for each. Tinctures of potent drugs essentially represent the activity of 10 g of the drug in each 100 mL of tincture, the potency being adjusted after assay; most other tinctures represent 20 g of drug in each 100 mL of tincture. Compound tinctures are made according to long-established formulas.
Synonym(s): tinctura
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tincture
(tĭngk′chər)n.
An alcohol solution of a nonvolatile medicine: tincture of iodine.
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tincture
Herbal medicineAn ethanol-based extract that contains an herb’s essence, which is commonly mixed with water in a 50:50 ratio; tinctures have the advantage over other herbal preparations of a long shelf-life.
Pharmacology
A medicinal preparation, often of herbal origin, in which the ground substrate (e.g., bark, root, nuts or seeds) is soaked in alcohol to extract oils or other substances of interest.
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tincture
Pharmacology A medicinal preparation, often of herbal origin in which the ground substrate–eg, bark, root, nuts, or seeds is soaked in alcohol to extract oils or other substances of interest.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
tinc·ture
(tinct.) (tingk'shŭr)An alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable materials or from chemical substances.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
tincture
An alcoholic solution of a drug.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Tincture
An alcoholic solution of a chemical or drug.
Mentioned in: Ipecac
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
tinc·ture
(Tr) (tingk'shŭr)An alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable materials or chemical substances.
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