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Webster 1913 Edition


Penicil

Pen′i-cil

(pĕn′ĭ-sĭl)
,
Noun.
[L.
penicillum
,
penicillus
, a painter’s brush, a roil of lint, a tent for wounds.]
(mented.)
A tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.

Webster 1828 Edition


Penicil

PEN'ICIL

,
Noun.
[L. penicillus. See Pencil.]
1.
Among physicians, a tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.
2.
A species of shell.

Definition 2024


penicil

penicil

English

Noun

penicil (plural penicils)

  1. (medicine, dated) A tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.