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friar's balsam

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | 170 words | Copyright

friar's balsam (fry-erz) n. a tincture of benzoin, balsam of Tolu, storax, aloes, and various other plant extracts, the vapour of which is inhaled to relieve bronchitis.

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