lozenge
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loz·enge
(lŏz′ĭnj)n.
1. A small, medicated candy intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to lubricate and soothe irritated tissues of the throat.
2.
a. A four-sided planar figure with a diamondlike shape; a rhombus that is not a square.
b. Something having this shape, especially a heraldic device.
[Middle English, rhombus, from Old French losenge, perhaps akin to Provençal lausa, flagstone, roofing slate (from a source akin to Latin lausiae, stone chips, perhaps of Celtic origin ) or from Arabic lawzīnaj, confection made from almonds (from Middle Persian lawzēnak : lawz- ultimately from early Aramaic *lawz-, almond; see lwz in Semitic roots + Middle Persian -ēnak, n. suffix).]
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lozenge
(ˈlɒzɪndʒ)n
1. (Pharmacology) med Also called: pastille or troche a medicated tablet held in the mouth until it has dissolved
2. (Mathematics) geometry another name for rhombus
3. (Heraldry) heraldry a diamond-shaped charge
[C14: from Old French losange, of Gaulish origin; compare Vulgar Latin lausa flat stone]
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loz•enge
(ˈlɒz ɪndʒ)n.
1. a small flavored tablet made from sugar or syrup and often medicated.
2. a diamond-shaped heraldic charge.
[1300–50; Middle English losenge < Middle French, Old French]
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Noun | 1. | lozenge - a small aromatic or medicated candy cachou - a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco) |
2. | lozenge - a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet bolus - a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine capsule - a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside dragee - pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy sleeping capsule, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleeping tablet - a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) |
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lozenge
noun tablet, pastille, troche, cough drop, jujube throat lozenges
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Translations
شَكْك مُعَيَّنقُرْص نَعْنَع
kosočtverecpastelka
pastilrhombe
e-î tígullagahálstafla, hóstabrjóstsykur
pastilė
rombsrombveida figūrasūkājama tablete
eşkenar dörtgenpastil
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lozenge
(ˈlozindʒ) noun1. a small sweet for sucking. peppermint lozenges.
2. a diamond-shaped figure.
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loz·enge
n. pastilla que se disuelve en la boca.
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lozenge
n pastilla para chuparEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.