Collyria

/kəˈlɪriə/ noun

Definition

Plural of collyrium; medicinal eye salves or drops used in ancient and medieval medicine.

Etymology

Plural form of Latin 'collyrium', which came from Greek 'kollyrion', an eye remedy. The term was widely used in medical texts from Roman times through the Renaissance.

Kelly Says

Ancient Greek doctors prescribed collyria made from ingredients like rose oil, honey, and ground minerals—some were genuinely soothing, though others contained toxic substances!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮሊሪያ
ko-li-ri-a
ARالعربية
كوليريا
ku-li-ri-a
BNবাংলা
কোল্লিরিয়া
kol-li-ri-a
CACatalà
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
CSČeština
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
DADansk
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
DEDeutsch
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
ELΕλληνικά
κολλυρία
kol-li-ri-a
ESEspañol
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
FAفارسی
کولیریا
ku-li-ri-a
FISuomi
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
FRFrançais
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
GUGU
કોલ્લીરિયા
ko-l-li-ri-ya
HAHA
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
HEעברית
קוליריה
ko-li-ri-a
HIहिन्दी
कोलीरिया
ko-li-ri-a
HUMagyar
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
IGIG
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
ITItaliano
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
JA日本語
コリリア
ko-ri-ria
KKKK
коллирия
koli-ri-a
KMKM
កូលីរី
ko-u-li-ri
KO한국어
콜리리아
kol-li-ri-a
MRMR
कोलीरिया
ko-li-ri-a
MSBahasa Melayu
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုလီရီယ
ko-li-ri-ya
NLNederlands
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
NONorsk
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
PAPA
ਕੋਲੀਰਿਆ
ko-li-ri-a
PLPolski
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
PTPortuguês
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
RORomână
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
RUРусский
коллирия
kol-li-ri-a
SVSvenska
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
SWKiswahili
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
TAதமிழ்
கொல்லிரியா
ko-lli-ri-ya
TEతెలుగు
కొల్లీరియా
kol-li-ri-ya
THไทย
โค้ลีเรีย
ko-e-ri-a
TLTL
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
TRTürkçe
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
UKУкраїнська
коллирія
kol-li-ri-a
URاردو
کولریا
ku-li-ri-a
VITiếng Việt
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
YOYO
collyria
ko-li-ri-a
ZH中文
科利里亚
kē lì lǐ yà
ZUZU
collyria
ko-li-ri-a

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