AMPHIBIOUS (Bios, life). Living
under two different conditions. AMPHORIC (amphora, a pitcher). Applied to a peculiar sound, like one speaking into an empty pitcher. AMPULLE. The dilated portions of the semi-circular canals in the ear, 385; the dilated lac- tiferous ducts in the mamma. 180. AMYLACEOUS SUBSTANCES (a- mylum, starch). Bodies re- sembling starch, 42-diges- tion of, 84. AMYLOID. Resembling starch. ANEMIA (a not; aiua, blood).
Want of blood. 420. ANESTHESIA (à not; aiolavoμai, I feel). Loss of feeling or sensation.
ANALOGY (avaλoyia, an agree- ment). Functional similarity. ANASARCA (ava, through; σapέ, flesh). Effusion of serum into the general cellular tissue of the body. ANASTOMOSIS (σтoμa, a mouth). A direct communication be- tween vessels as by open mouths. 141. ANATOMY (ava, asunder; Teμvw,
I cut). The science which treats of the structure of or- ganized beings. ANCHYLOSIS (aукuλew, I bend).
An immovable state of a joint. ANENCEPHALIC (ά, not; eуke- paλov, the brain). Without brain. ANEURISM (ava, through; eupv- vw, I widen). A dilation of an artery from disease or injury of its coats. ANEURISM by anastomosis. 467.
ANFRACTUOSITY (anfractus, a winding). Irregularities of surface usually applied to brain. 283.
ANGINA PECTORIS. A painful chest disease. ANHYDROUS (à, not; idwp,
water). Without water. ANGIOLEUCITIS (άyyelov, a ves- sel; Aeukos, white). Inflam- mation of the lymphatics or white vessels. ANIMAL, characters of an, 51- food, 54-heat, 168. ANODYNE (& not; oduvn, pain). A medicine which relieves pain. ANOMALOUS (ouaλos, equal). Irregular, a departure from a general rule. ANOPLOTHERIUM (à, not; dπλov, a weapon; Onpiov, a beast). A pachydermatous fossil ani- mal without organs of de- fence. 20.
ANOREXIA (ope&is, desires). Loss of appetite.
ANTERIOR pyramids of medulla oblongata. 274. ANTHELMINTIC (avr, against; ἑλμινς, a worm. Capable of destroying entozoa or internal
ANTHROPOID (avēρoños, a man).
Resembling man. 18. ANTHROPOLOGY. The science which concerns itself with mankind. 17. ANTIPERISTALTIC ACTION. 90. ANTISEPTIC (σnπw, I separate).
Preventing putrefaction. ANTISPASMODIC (σraw, I draw). Preventing or stopping spasm. Aorta (άelow, I carry). The vessel which carries arterial blood from the heart. 141.
AQUEDUCTUS FALLOPII. passage for the transmission of the portio dura nerve. AQUEDUCTUS VESTIBULI. canal transmitting a vein from the vestibule. 394. AQUEOUS HUMOUR. The fluid occupying that portion of the eyeballin front of the lens.366. AQUEOUS FOOD. 52. ARACHNOID (apaxvn, a spider's
web). The serous membrane covering the brain. 259. ARBOR-VITA. 277. ARCHENCEPHALA (apxos, chief; EyKepaλos, the brain). The highest sub-class of mammalia according to Owen, including man only. 17. ARCHETYPE (αoxn, a beginning; TUTOS, a type). A model. 25. ARCIFORM (arcus, a bow). Curved, applied to some fi- bres in the medulla oblon- gata. 274.
AREA PELLUCIDA. germinal vesicle. AREOLAR TISSUE. nective tissue, consisting of interlaced fibres of white and yellow fibrous tissues. 299. ARTERY (anp, air; Tηpew, I keep). A vessel carrying red blood from the heart. 138. ARTERIAL BLOOD, properties of. 118.
ARTERIES, structure of, 138-
elasticity of, 141-irritability, 142-force of blood in, 135. ARTHRODIA (ap0pow, I articu- late). A movable articulation between bones with flat sur- faces. 305. ARTHRITIS. Inflammation of joints, generally applied to gout. ARTICULATA (articulus, a joint). That division of the animal kingdom consisting of jointed invertebrate animals. ARTICULATE SOUNDS. 329. ARYTENOID CARTILAGE (apu- Taiva, a pitcher). One of the cartilages of the larynx. 323. ASCITES (aσkos, a leather bag). A collection of fluid in the abdomen.
ASPHYXIA (& not; opucis, the pulse). Suffocation; formerly failure of the pulse. 165. AsSIMILATION. The process by which our food is converted into living tissue. 244. ASTHENIA (à, not; σbevos,
strength). Weakness, want of strength. ASTHMA (aw, I blow). Spas- modic dyspnoea. 156.
ASTRINGENT (stringo, I bind). | BILIFULVIN (fulvus, yellow).
Contracting, binding. 98. ATAVISM. The transmission of a peculiarity from grand-pa- rent to grandchild. 416. ATELECTASIS (TEλOS, an end; EKTEIVA, I stretch). Imperfect expansion. 158. ATHEROMA (Onpn, porridge). A pulpy substance found in diseased arterial coats. ATROPHY (a not; Tpepw, I nourish). Wasting or want of nourishment. 435. AUDITORY MEATUS, external, 381-internal, 387.
AUDITORY NERVE.
A variety of bile pigment of a yellow colour. 49. BIMANA (bis, two; manus, hand). Two-handed, an or- der of mammalia including man only. 17. BLADDER, Urinary. 203. BLEPHROSPASMUS (Bλepapov, eyelid; σπαω, I draw). A spasmodic closure of the eye- lids, usually seen in strumous ophthalmia.
BLENNORRHEA (Bλevva,mucus; pew, I flow). A mucous dis- charge, a term used for go- norrhoea
AURICLE. The external ear, 380 BLOOD, 105-analysis of, 116—
-of the heart, 127.
AUTOMATIC ACTION. 270. AXIS CYLINDER of nerve fibre. 249.
AZOTE or NITROGEN. 165.
BALANITIS (Baλavos, the glans penis). Inflammation of the glans penis.
BARYTONE (Bapus, heavy). A variety of male voice inter- mediate between bass and tenor. 328.
BASEMENT MEMBRANE. 64. BASS. The lowest variety of the male voice. 328. BICUSPID (bis, twice; cuspis, a spear). Two-pointed teeth. 66. BIFURCATION (bis, twice; furca, a fork.) Binary division. BILE. Analysis of, 187-quan- tity of, 187-uses of, 189. BILIPHEIN (bilis, bile). The bile pigment or coloring matter. 49. BILIVERDIN (viridis, green). A supposed green colouring mat- ter in the bile. 188.
coagulation of, 118-corpus- cles, 107-force of, 135- physical characters, 107- quantity, 136-velocity, 136 -venous, 118-vital proper- ties of, 118.
BONE. Structure of, 308-che- mical composition, 306-mi- neral matter, 306-repair of, 260.
BRACHIAL (brachium, the arm), belonging to the arm. BRAIN. Analysis of, 247-cir- culation in, 260-fats of, 247 -development, 411. BRANCHIA, or gills; the ærating organs of fishes. BREAD. 58.
BREATHING or Tidal air. 158. BRONCHIAL TUBES (Bpoyxos. the windpipe). The second- ary divisions of the air tubes. 152. BRONCHOPHONY (povŋ, sound). The sound produced by the passage of air through the bronchi.
BRONCHOTOMY. The operation of opening the air-passages. BRUIT MUSCULAIRE. The sound
of muscular contraction. 131. BRUNNER'S GLANDS. Small glands in the duodenum. 88. BUCCAL GLANDS. 71. BUCCINATOR (buccina, a trum- pet). The muscle that com- presses the air in the mouth when blowing wind instru- ments. 346.
BUFFY COAT of blood. 122. BURSE. Synovial sacs to ob- viate friction on prominent bony points. 304.
or veins spread out like claws; malignant disease. 473. CANNULA (dim. for canna, a reed), a tubular surgical in- strument introduced with a trocar or stilette. CANTHUS. The angle of the eye. 354. CAPILLARIES. (Capillus, a hair), the most minute blood vessels. 143. CAPILLARY Attraction. 94. CAPILLARY Force. 146. CAPSULE of Glisson. 184. CARDIA. The upper opening of the stomach. 76. CARDIAC VALVES. 127. CAROTID (καрa, the head; oùs, the ear). The artery which supplies the head and neck. CARTILAGE (cartilago, gristle). A peculiar animal tissue con- sisting of a gelatinous sub- stance called chondrin and lime salts. 301.
CASEIN (caseum, cheese). A proximate animal principle derived from milk; one of the albuminoid bodies. 47. CATALEPSY (Kaтa, down; λŋyis, a seizing). Loss of conscious- ness with fixity of the extre- mities. 484. CATALYSIS (Auw, I loosen). A term applied to certain che- mical phenomena in which changes in the composition of substances are effected by the presence of another body which remains unaltered. CATARRH (Kaтapрew, I flow
down). Inflammation of the mucous membrane. CATHARTICS. Medicines which purge. 98.
CATHETER (Kalinμ, I thrust | CHIASMA. The commissure of
into). A tubular instrument passed into the bladder. CATOPTRICS (Kатожтρоν, a mir- ror). The phenomena of re- flected light.
CATOPTRIC TEST. A test for the soundness and transpa- rency of the crystalline lens by the position of the reflected images of a candle. 377. CAUDAL (cauda, atail). Relating to a tail. CAUDA EQUINA.
tion of medulla spinalis. 264. CAUCASIAN RACE. 33. CELL. A simple bag consisting of cell wall and contents. 13. CELLULAR TISSUE. More pro- perly areolar 299. CELLULOSE. A vegetable prin- ciple resembling starch. 42. CENTRIFUGAL (centrum, the centre; fugio, I fly). Applied to efferent or motor nerves. 252.
CENTRIPETAL (peto, I seek). Seeking the centre; applied to afferent or sensitive nerves. 252.
CENTRUM OVALE. The large
white surface seen on remov- ing the upper portion of the cerebral hemispheres. CEREBELLUM. 277. CEREBRUM. The brain. 282. CERUMINOUS GLANDS. Those that secrete the wax in the external ear. 381. CERVICAL. Pertaining to the neck, -vertebræ, number of, 27. CHEMOSIS (Xavw, I gape). turgid and raised state of the conjunctiva.
the optic nerves, so called from its resemblance to the Greek letter, x. 371 CHLORIDE of Sodium. 40. CHLORINE (xλwpos, greenish yellow). A yellowish ele- mentary gas. 38. CHLOROSIS. A disease of the blood in young females, cha- racterised by a greenish color of the skin. 420. CHOLAGOGUE (xoλn, bile; ayw
I lead). A medicine which causes evacuation of bile. 98. CHOLEIC ACID. An acid of bile. 188.
CHOLERA (Xoλn, bile; pew, I
flow). Blood in cholera. 421. CHOLESTERIN (xoλn, bile; σTE- peos, solid). The fat of bile. 44. CHONDRIN. The proximate ani- mal principle of cartilage. 48. CHORION (Xwpew, I contain). One of the membranes of the fœtus. 410. CHOROID MEMBRANE. One of the coats of the eye, con- sisting mainly of vessels and pigment. 361.
CHOROID PLEXUS. A network of vessels in the lateral cere- bral ventricle. CHRONIC (Xpovos, time). Long continued-in diseases, con- trary of acute.
CHYLE (XUλos, juice). The fluid part of the food separated from the chyme by the action of the bile, to be absorbed by the lacteals. 100. CHYLIFICATION. The process of making chyle. 84. CHYME (XUμos, juice). The pulpy mass, formed by diges-
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