Pharmacologic Substance
silver nitrate
sil·ver ni·trate
Brand Names:
Avoca; Styptstix
Effect:
Cellular Growth Phase Arrest
May Prevent:
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
May Treat:
Burns;
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections;
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections;
Granuloma;
Hemorrhage
More Information:
Definitions related to silver nitrate:
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A silver salt with powerful germicidal activity. It has been used topically to prevent OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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An inorganic chemical with antiseptic activity. Silver nitrate can potentially be used as a cauterizing or sclerosing agent.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Dye and chemical solution stains for medical purposes are mixtures of synthetic or natural dyes or nondye chemicals in solutions used in staining cells and tissues for diagnostic histopathology, cytopathology, or hematology.Standard Product NomenclatureU.S Food & Drug Administration, 2003
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Silver nitrate, caustic chemical compound, important as an antiseptic, in the industrial preparation of other silver salts, and as a reagent in analytical chemistry. Its chemical formula is AgNO3. Applied to the skin and mucous membranes, silver nitrate is used either in stick form as lunar caustic...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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