See Also: pyretology(medicine)

ergometrine (iou) and pyretology (medicine)


ergometrine (iou)



ergometrine noun. M20.
[from ERGOT + Greek metra womb + -INE5.]
Pharmacology. An oxytocic alkaloid in ergot that is an amide of lysergic acid and is given to control bleeding after Childbirth. Cf. ERGONOVINE.

pyretology (medicine)


pyretology
<study> A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers.

Origin: Gr. Fever: cf. F. Pyretologie.

Source: Websters Dictionary