syrup us (sir'up-us). 1

A concentrated solution of cane sugar in water, 2, A medicinal preparation containing enough sugar to give it the consistence of syrup. 3. A cla of pharmaceutical preparations consisting of ordinary s. containing some medicinal principle in solution [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.]. s. acid i citric i. A s. of citric acid; citric acid 10 gra., tincture of fresh lemon peel 10 c.c, distilled water 10 c.c, syrup to make 1,000 c.c. [U. S. Ph.]. s. aromatic us. A preparation containing tincture of orange, cinnamon water, and syrup [Br. Ph.]. s. fusc us, s. hollandicus. Mola es, s. hypo phos phi tum. A syrup containing the hypophosphites of calcium, pota ium, and sodium [U. S. Ph.], s. hypo phos phi tum compos it us. A very complex syrup containing, beside the hypophosphites of various bases, quinin and strychnin. It is reputed to be tonic, but the hypophosphites are probably usele therapeutically [U. S. Ph.]. [Lat] sy arcosis (sis-sai-ko's is). of articulation in which the That variety bones are connected with each other by means of muscles (e. g., that of the scapula with the ribs). [Gr., syn, with, + sarkosis, fleshy growth.]