ointment
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The rare items, which have been loaned by the Royal Navy Museum, include a bowl and dinner plate, a boot and belt buckle and an ointment pot.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
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
Although the MicroShunt was exposed outside the conjunctiva, no ointment was applied.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
Among the Pfizer drugs to be sold at reduced prices are Eucrisa, an eczema ointment, Xeljanz for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, and the migraine treatment Zavzpret, according to a White House fact sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025
We all look monstrous—the ointment seems to be causing some of the scabs to peel—but I'm glad for the medicine.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing ointment
"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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