_:vb7030598 . . . _:vb7030597 . . . _:vb7030597 "(broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication."@en . _:vb7030598 "1864, Benjamin Ellis, The Medical Formulary\u200Ehttp://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC14843090&id=pHoMvHRmrlIC&pg=PA170&lpg=PA170&dq=%22take+two+pills%22&as_brr=1:"@en . . _:vb7030598 "Take two pills every hour in the apyrexia of intermittent fever, until eight are taken."@en . "1" .