MOSCHUS
\mˈɒst͡ʃəs], \mˈɒstʃəs], \m_ˈɒ_s_tʃ_ə_s]\
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Musk- m. Arabum, Hibiscus abelmoschus- m. Factitious, Musk, artificial.
By Robley Dunglison
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A genus of mammals of the Pecora, found in central Asia. It differs from all true deer in having a gall-bladder.
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Of the U. S. Ph., muk, the dried secretion of the preputial follicles of the Moschus moschiferus. The tincture is official in the U. S. Ph.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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