Meaning of tetrapharmacum | Babel Free

Definitions

A combination of wax, resin, lard, and pitch, composing an ointment.

obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“When the inflammation shall have ceased , the wound should be cleansed , and linen dipped in honey will answer this purpose best ; and over that must be applied the same plaster (tetrapharmacum) or the enneapharmacum.”

CEFR level