collunaria

noun, plural col·lu·nar·i·a

[-nair-ee-uh] . Medicine/Medical.

a solution for application in the nose; nose drops.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin collu(ere) to rinse (see collutory) + nār(ēs) nostrils (akin to nose) + -ium -ium

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