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vul⋅ner⋅ar⋅y

  [vuhl-nuh-rer-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ar⋅ies.
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–adjective
1. used to promote the healing of wounds, as herbs or other remedies.
–noun
2. a remedy for wounds.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L vulnerārius, equiv. to vulner- (s. of vulnus) wound + -ārius -ary
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vul·ner·ar·y   (vŭl'nə-rěr'ē)   
adj.  Used in the healing or treating of wounds.
n.   pl. vul·ner·ar·ies
A remedy used in healing or treating wounds.

[Latin vulnerārius, from vulnus, vulner-, wound; see vulnerable.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1vul·ner·ary
Pronunciation: 'v&l-n&-"rer-E
Function: adjective
: used for or useful in healing wounds<vulnerary plants>

Main Entry: 2vulnerary
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ar·ies
: a vulnerary remedy
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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vulnerary vul·ner·ar·y (vŭl'nə-rěr'ē)
adj.
Used in the healing or treating of wounds. n.
A remedy used in healing or treating wounds.

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