Pill

[pilula, dim. of pila, ball]. A small, round ma containing one or more medicinal substances and used for internal administration. P., Blaud’s. See Ferrum. P., Blue. See Mercury. P., Compound Cathartic. See Colocynth is. P., Griffith’s. Synonym of P., Blaud’s. P., Lady Webster’s, pill of aloes and mastic. P. -ma , a cohesive ma used to hold together the ingredients of a pill. 500