oxalic acid. Removes ink stains.

sulphocarbolic acid. Antiseptic and disinfectant.

trichloracetic acid. Employed as an escharotic for venereal and other warts.

abscess. A circumscribed cavity containing pus.

acidulated. Rendered acid.

actinomycosis. An infectious disease due to the ray fungus.

actual cautery. A substance which acts by virtue of its heat, not chemically.

adenoma. A tumor of glandular epithelium.

adde. Add, used in prescription writing.

adduction. To turn towards the axis or median line of the body.