CERATE OF CANTHARIDES
\sˈɛɹe͡ɪt ɒv kˈanθɑːɹˌa͡ɪdz], \sˈɛɹeɪt ɒv kˈanθɑːɹˌaɪdz], \s_ˈɛ_ɹ_eɪ_t ɒ_v k_ˈa_n_θ_ɑː_ɹ_ˌaɪ_d_z]\
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The cerate being softened by heat, stir in the flies.) This cerate of the European Pharmacopoeias is used to keep blisters, issues, &c, open. See Unguentum Lyttae. For the Cerate of Spanish flies of the U. S. Pharmacopoeia, see Emplastrum Lyttae.
By Robley Dunglison
