The sodium salt of a mixture of fatty acids from cod liver oil, used chiefly as a sclerosing agent in the treatment of vascular malformations and tumours.
Origin
Early 20th century.
Definition of sodium morrhuate in US English:
sodium morrhuate
(also morrhuate sodium)
noun
Pharmacology
The sodium salt of a mixture of fatty acids from cod liver oil, used chiefly as a sclerosing agent in the treatment of vascular malformations and tumours.