- Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown color,
sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing sulphur with
carbonates of the alkalies (esp. potassium), and consists essentially
of alkaline sulphides. Called also hepar sulphuris (/). - Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance;
specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also hepar
sulphuris calcareum (/).
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