ointment
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The vitamin K shot is one of the three main interventions, along with the hepatitis B vaccine and an antibiotic ointment in the eyes, that newborns typically receive before leaving the hospital.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
The only fly in the ointment might be what executives say about the rest of this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
In three cases, the MicroShunt was exposed outside the conjunctiva and patients were treated with a petrolatum-based eye ointment.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
The source of all the trouble was a medication called betamethasone, which Baffert has steadfastly argued was administered in an ointment for a rash on Medina Spirit’s hindquarters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025
“The ointment does not help. There is too much sickness inside and it festers.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Vocabulary lists containing ointment
"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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