What does the word confectio mean?
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Confection, conserve, electuary, a pharmacopeial preparation consisting of a drug mixed with honey or syrup; a soft solid, sometimes used as an excipient for pill- masses.
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In general, it means anything made up or preserved with sugar. In the Pharmacopoeias of the United States, London, and Dublin, it includes the articles before called electuaries and conserves. Confectio or Confectum also means Confectionery.
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