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Phosphoric(medicine)
phosphoric(dictionary)
Phosphoric acid(medicine)
phosphoric acids(medicine)
Phosphoric monoester hydrolases(medicine)
glacial phosphoric acid(medicine)
dilute phosphoric acid(medicine)
cyclic phosphoric acid(medicine)
acetic phosphoric anhydride(medicine)

iron lung (medicine) and Phosphoric (medicine)


iron lung (medicine)


iron lung -->
Drinker respirator


A mechanical respirator in which the body except the head is encased within a metal tank, which is sealed at the neck with an airtight gasket; artificial respiration is induced by making the air pressure inside negative.

Synonym: iron lung, tank respirator.


Phosphoric (medicine)


phosphoric


1. (Chem) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or containing, from us; specifically, designating those compounds in which phosphorus has a higher valence as contrasted with the phosphorous compounds.

2. Phosphorescent. "A phosphoric sea." Glacial phosphoric acid.

<chemistry> Phosphoric acid changed from acid (soluble) salts back to neutral or basic (insoluble) salts.

Origin: Cf. F. Phosphorique.

Source: Websters Dictionary