collyrium

[ kuh-leer-ee-uhm ]

noun,plural col·lyr·i·a [kuh-leer-ee-uh], /kəˈlɪər i ə/, col·lyr·i·ums.

Origin of collyrium

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin <Greek kollȳ́rion eye salve

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collyrium

/ (kɒˈlɪərɪəm) /


nounplural -lyria (-ˈlɪərɪə) or -lyriums
  1. a technical name for an eyewash (def. 1)

Origin of collyrium

1
C16: from Latin, from Greek kollurion poultice, eye salve

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