Medical Dictionary
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Lu·gol's solution Pronunciation:
lü-'golz- Function:
noun : any of several deep brown solutions of iodine and potassium iodide inwater or alcohol that are used in medicine (as for the internal administration of iodine) and as microscopic stains called also
Lugol's iodine, Lugol's iodine solution Luágol /l[UE]-gol,/ Jean Guillaume Auguste (1786–1851), French physician. Lugol did research on skin diseases, scrofula, and the therapeutic use of iodine. He introduced Lugol'ssolution for the treatment of tubercular conditions, particularly scrofula, in 1829.
