podophyllin

noun podo·phyl·lin \ˌpä-də-ˈfi-lən\

Definition of PODOPHYLLIN

: a resin obtained from podophyllum and used in medicine as a caustic

International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Podophyllum

First Known Use: 1851

Medical Dictionary

noun podo·phyl·lin \ˌpäd-ə-ˈfil-ən\

: a resin obtained from podophyllum and used in medicine as a caustic—called also podophyllum resin

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