Boracic lint

Boracic lint was a type of medical dressing made from surgical lint that was soaked in a hot, saturated solution of boracic acid and glycerine and then left to dry.

It has been in use since at least the 19th century,[1] but is now less commonly used. When in use, boracic lint proved to be very valuable in the treatment of leg ulcers.[2]

The term "boracic", pronounced "brassic", is also used as Cockney rhyming slang for having no money - "boracic lint" → " skint."

References

  1. ↑ Pennington, T. H. (January 1995). "Listerism, its decline and its persistence: the introduction of aseptic surgical techniques in three British teaching hospitals, 1890-99.". Medical History. 39 (1): 35–60. ISSN 0025-7273. PMC 1036937 Freely accessible. PMID 7877404. doi:10.1017/s0025727300059470.
  2. ↑ Braithwaite, William (1876). The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery. W. A. Townsend Publishing Company. p. 85.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.