Salve

usgb/sæv/
noun

A substance you put on a wound or sore skin to heal or soothe it.

She used a herbal salve on her dry skin.
Visual representation of "salve" - A substance you put on a wound or sore skin to heal or soothe it.

Often appears as...

  • apply salve
  • healing salve
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Health Context

Used in medical or health settings to describe healing products.

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The nurse applied a salve to the burn.
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Topical Application

Salve is a substance applied on the skin, not taken orally.

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Remember, the salve goes on the rash, not in your mouth.
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Not Just Medicine

Though medical, salves can have natural or herbal ingredients.

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Her grandmother made a salve from garden herbs.
Visual representation of the word "Salve"

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