A medical glossary : in which the words in the various branches of medicine are deduced from their original languages, properly accented, and explained / by W. Turton, M.D.

Turton, William, 1762-1835.

Date:: 1797

Credit: A medical glossary : in which the words in the various branches of medicine are deduced from their original languages, properly accented, and explained / by W. Turton, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$monftrate the matter, fhape, ftru&ure, connection, and fituation of the parts. Anatomicus (xvulopixos, from avoH^M to difiect). An anatomift, of one who diiletfts animals. Anatresis (aya^o-i?, from am, and T(1oaw to perforate). A perfo- ration, like that which is made upon the fkull by trepanning. Anatribe (awzl^S*], from MoZlp&u to rub). Friction all over the body. Anatripsis (avxloi^i;). The fame. A natron (pniD] natron, Arab, a lake in JEgypt where it was pro- duced). A mineral fixed alkaline fait produced from fea fait. Anatrope (ocvalpcTTYi, from aKz.^£7r« to fubvert). A relaxation or fub- verfion of the ftomach, with lofs of appetite, and naufea. Anatrum. See Anatron. Anaudia (avauiJta, from k priv. and cevfa the voice, interpofito v eu- phonise gratia). Dumbnefs ; privation of the voice. Anaudus (avauJo?, from a. priv. and ocvh the fpeech). One who has loft the ufe of his fpeech, but retains his voice. Anaxyris (from avag^i? a fole). The herb forrel, fo called becaufe its leaf is fhaped like the fole of a fhoe. A'nceps (from am on both fides, and caput a head). In botany it means, forming two oppofite acute angles ; or, when applied to a leaf, having two oppofite longitudinal angles with a convex ditk. A'ncha (np3iS anka, from p]K anak, Arab, to prefs upon, as being the fupport of the body). The thigh. A'nchilops («y^iAwi|/, from ayx1 near, and the eye). A difcafe in the inward corner of the eye, called alfo agilops. Anchoas (Indian). The Mexican name for the male ginger. , Anchoia (Rondelet fays this word is a contraction of encraficolus, iyxgccai%o\ot;,. from iv in, the head, and yoKoq or yoM choler, as having the gall in its head). The anchovy, a luxurious fifh. Anchoralis processus (from anchora an anchor, andprocejfus a procefs). The projection from the anterior extremity of the upper cofta of the fcapula. Anchusa («y^8(r«, from ay^u to ftrangle). The herb buglofs, fo called from its aftringent qualities, Bodaeus fays, becaufe its roofs are apt to ftrangle reptiles. A'nchyle. See Ancyle. An.chy-$