See Also: bismuth oxycarbonate(medicine)
pilo-(medicine)
pilo-(dictionary)
Betoptic pilo(health)
Ocusert pilo-40(health)
Ocusert pilo-20(health)
bismuth(dictionary)
bismuth(encyclopedia)
bismuth(dictionary)
Bismuth(medicine)

pilo- (iou) and bismuth oxycarbonate (medicine)


pilo- (iou)



pilo- combining form of Latin pilus hair: see -O-.
pilo'cystic adjective (Medicine) (of a dermoid cyst) containing hair L19.
piloe'rection noun the erection or bristling of hair or fur M20.
piloe'rector noun a hormone or neurotransmitter that causes piloerection (freq. attrib.) M20.
pilo'motor noun & adjective (a nerve, muscle, etc.) involved in producing movement of the hairs L19.
pilo'nidal adjective (Medicine) pertaining to or designating an abnormal sinus containing hair, esp. near the coccyx L19.
pilose'baceous adjective pertaining to or designating sebaceous glands that open into hair follicles L19.

bismuth oxycarbonate (medicine)


bismuth oxycarbonate -->
bismuth subcarbonate


(BiO)2CO3;used for the same purposes as bismuth subnitrate, but has lower toxicity.

Synonym: bismuth carbonate, bismuth oxycarbonate, bismuthyl carbonate.