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Noun | 1. | ![]() arnica - an ointment used in treating bruises baby oil - an ointment for babies balsam - an ointment containing a fragrant resin carron oil - an ointment formerly used to treat burns cerate - a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin chrism, chrisom, holy oil, sacramental oil - a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam lip balm - a balm applied to the lips mentholated salve - a salve containing menthol mercurial ointment - an ointment containing mercury zinc ointment - an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques lanolin, wool fat, wool grease - a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics |
2. | salve - anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience" | |
Verb | 1. | salve - save from ruin, destruction, or harm |
2. | salve - apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" |