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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
lin·i·ment       [lin-uh-muhnt] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < LL linīmentum ointment, equiv. to linī(re) (for L linere to smear) + -mentum -ment]
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lin·i·ment       (lĭn'ə-mənt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A medicinal fluid rubbed into the skin to soothe pain or relieve stiffness.


[Middle English, from Late Latin linīmentum, from Latin linere, linīre, to rub over, anoint; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]

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liniment 
c.1420, from L.L. linimentum "a soft ointment," from L. linire, earlier linere "to daub, smear," from PIE base *(s)lei- "slime, slimy, sticky" (see lime (1)).

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liniment

noun
a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain 

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liniment lin·i·ment (lĭn'ə-mənt)
n.
A liquid preparation rubbed into the skin or gums as a counterirritant, rubefacient, anodyne, or cleansing agent.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: lin·i·ment
Pronunciation: 'lin-&-m&nt
Function: noun
: a liquid or semifluid preparation that is applied to the skin as ananodyne or a counterirritant called also embrocation

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Liniment

Del`i*ni"tion\, n. [L. delinere to smear. See Liniment.] A smearing. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.

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liniment

liniment: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

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