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Webster 1913 Edition

Apozem

Ap′o-zem

(ăp′ō̍-z,ecr/m)
,
Noun.
[L.
apozema
, Gr.
ἀπόζεμα
, fr.
ἀποζεῖν
to extract by boiling;
ἀπό
from +
ζεῖν
boil.]
(Med.)
A decoction or infusion.
[Obs.]
Wiseman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Apozem

AP'OZEM

,
Noun.
[Gr. to boil.]
A decoction, in which the medicinal substances of plants are extracted by boiling.

Definition 2024

apozem

apozem

English

Noun

apozem ‎(plural apozems)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) A decoction or infusion.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Wiseman to this entry?)

Translations

Etymology

Latin apozema, Ancient Greek to extract by boiling.

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