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collyrium

collyrium

9.9
A liquid medicine used to wash and treat the eyes
  • noun
  • /kəˈlɪrɪəm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : colirio
  • The doctor prescribed a collyrium to relieve her eye irritation.

Examples

  • He carefully applied the collyrium as instructed after washing his hands.

  • Ancient physicians often prepared herbal collyria for patients with sore eyes.

  • The doctor prescribed a collyrium for her eye infection.

  • He applied the collyrium carefully to avoid irritation.

  • The doctor prescribed a collyrium to relieve her eye irritation.

  • He carefully applied the collyrium as instructed after washing his hands.

  • Ancient physicians often prepared herbal collyria for patients with sore eyes.

Synonyms

eyewash
vscollyrium
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A liquid you use to rinse your eyes and remove dirt or chemicals

is a medicinal solution for cleaning or treating eyes rather than only rinsing
Sulamyd
vscollyrium
  • Specialized
9.9

A medicine you put into the eye to treat infections

is a general medicinal solution for cleansing or treating various eye problems
eye-lotion
vscollyrium
4.2

A liquid that cleans or soothes the eyes

is a medicinal solution used to cleanse and treat eyes not merely to soothe

Surface Forms

collyrium singular
collyria plural

Etymology

Collyrium comes from an old Greek word kollyrion, linked to kollyra meaning 'small cake'. Early eye medicines were often made as little cakes or pellets you could put on the eye, so collyrium became the name for a medicine used to cleanse or treat the eyes.