Diacatholicon

(From and universal). See Catholicon.

Diaceltatlsson

A name given by Van Helmont to a purging preparation of antimony. It seems to mean, in Paracelsus, a vomit excited by quicksilver. Sometimes this word signifies quicksilver dissolved in alcahest.

Diacenos

(From and empty,void). An epithet of porous bodies, as sponge, or pumice stone.

Diacentaurion

(From and centaureum). See Chamaedrys.

Diacenteton

(From and pungo, to prick). The name of a stimulating collyrium in Celsus. Diachalasis, (from to relax). A relaxation of the sutures of the cranium.

Diachalcitis

(From and chalcitis). The name of a plaster whose basis is the cal-citis.

Diacheirismos

(From and a hand,) is any manual operation.

Diachelidonium

(From and celadine,) a swallow. A preparation of swallows. Diacheton. See Aspalathus. Diachorema, and Diachoresis. The different excretions from the body; but more properly and frequently those from the intestines. See Distri-butio.

Diachrista

(From and to anoint).

Medicines applied to the fauces, palate, uvula, and tongue, to absterge phlegm, and discharge the mucus. P. AEgineta.

Diachrysu

(From and gold). The name of a plaster mentioned by Galen, used when limbs were fractured.

Diachylon

(From ex, and a juice).

An emollient digestive plaster made of vegetable juices. The name is given to very different compositions for plasters, and is now the emplastrum lithargyri of the London Dispensatory. See Emtlastrum Commune.

Diachysis

(From and to fuse, or melt).

See Fusio.