ANEURALGICON
\ˈanjuːɹˌald͡ʒɪkən], \ˈanjuːɹˌaldʒɪkən], \ˈa_n_j_uː_ɹ_ˌa_l_dʒ_ɪ_k_ə_n]\
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A name given by Dr. C. T. Downing to an instrument used by him to allay pain in nerves. It is a kind of fumigating apparatus, in which dried narcotic and other herbs are burnt, the heated vapour being directed to any part of the body.
By Robley Dunglison
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.