Silver nitrate

Introduction: Silver nitrate

Description of Silver nitrate

Silver nitrate: an antiseptic and astringent; formerly used externally, in solution, in the prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum; also used in the special staining of the nervous system, spirochetes, reticular fibers, Golgi apparatus, nucleolar organizer region, and calcium.
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Silver nitrate: A silver salt with powerful germicidal activity. It has been used topically to prevent OPHTHAMALIAL NEONATORUM.
Source: Diseases Database

Silver nitrate: A silver salt with powerful germicidal activity. It has been used topically to prevent OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
Source: MeSH 2007

Silver nitrate: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Silver nitrate:

• Silver
• Silver syndrome
• Nitrate
• Antiseptic
• Astringent
• Solution
• Prevention
• Ophthalmia
• Staining

Hierarchical classifications of Silver nitrate

The following list attempts to classify Silver nitrate into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Nitrogen Compounds
    • Nitric Acid
      • Nitrates
        • Silver Nitrate

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Silver Compounds
    • Silver Nitrate

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