VULNERARY

Etymology

Adjective

vulnerary (comparative more vulnerary, superlative most vulnerary)

Useful or used for healing wounds; healing, curative.

(archaic, rare) Causing wounds, wounding.

Usage notes

• Restricted in modern use primarily to works on ethnobotany and traditional medicine.

Noun

vulnerary (plural vulneraries)

A healing drug or other agent used in healing and treating wounds.

Source: Wiktionary


Vul"ner*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. vulnearius: cf. F. vulnéraire.]

Definition: Useful in healing wounds; adapted to the cure of external injuries; as, vulnerary plants or potions. "Such vulnerary remedies." Sir W. Scott.

– n. Etym: [Cf. F. vulnéraire.] (Med.)

Definition: A vulnerary remedy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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