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extorsion (medicine) and zinc sulfocarbolate (medicine)


extorsion (medicine)


extorsion


1. Outward rotation of a limb or of an organ.

2. Conjugate rotation of the upper poles of each cornea outward.

Synonym: excyclotorsion.

Origin: L. Extorsio, fr. Ex-torqueo, to twist out


zinc sulfocarbolate (medicine)


zinc sulfocarbolate -->
zinc phenolsulfonate


Used as an intestinal antiseptic and locally as an astringent in chronic inflammation of the mucous membranes.

Synonym: zinc sulfocarbolate.