See Also: appendicolith(medicine)

petrolatum (iou) and appendicolith (medicine)


petrolatum (iou)



petrolatum noun. US. L19.
[mod. Latin, from PETROL + Latin -atum -ATE1.]
Petroleum jelly.

appendicolith (medicine)


appendicolith


A calcified concretion in the appendix visible on an abdominal radiograph.

Origin: appendico-+ G. Lithos, stone