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PLUVIS MORPHINAE COMPOSITUS

\plˈuːvɪs mˈɔːfɪnˌiː kˈɒmpəsˌɪtəs], \plˈuːvɪs mˈɔːfɪnˌiː kˈɒmpəsˌɪtəs], \p_l_ˈuː_v_ɪ_s m_ˈɔː_f_ɪ_n_ˌiː k_ˈɒ_m_p_ə_s_ˌɪ_t_ə_s]\

Definitions of PLUVIS MORPHINAE COMPOSITUS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A powder containing 1.5 per cent. of morphin sulphate and 32 per cent. of camphor. The camphor being volatile, the composition of the powder will change rapidly on exposure to the air.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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