Medical Dictionary

mercurialis

noun mer·cu·ri·a·lis
\(ˌ)mər-ˌky-rē-ˈā-ləs, -ˈa-lis\

Medical Definition of MERCURIALIS

:  an herb (Mercurialis annua) of the spurge family formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic, and antisyphilitic

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