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
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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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    MEDICAL GLOSSARY. A. AAA ABB A, or AA (contracted from uvx). In medical prefcriptions it means of each. A~AA~. A chemical contraction of Amalgama. Abactus (from abigo to expel by force). Intentional; as abactus venter, a forced mifcarriage. A'bacus (x€oc'£, from p3rt abak, duft, Heb.) A table ufed for prepa- rations, and fo denominated from the ufage of mathematicians of drawing their figures upon tables fprinkled with duft. Some de- duce it from a priv. and (3a<rt? a foundation, as being fupported without a bafe like a fide-table. Abalienatio (from abalieno to eftrange). A corruption of the body, or decay of the mind. A'banet (a£»w, from abanet, Heb. the girdle worn by the Jewifh priefts). A bandage. Abaptiston (afca7r]irot/, from x neg. and (3x7r1t£w to immerge). The fhoulder of the old trepan, which prevented it from linking too fuddenly upon the brain. Abarticulatio (from ab, and articuhs a joint). That fpecies of articulation which has manifeft motion. Abas (perhaps contracted from npQtf abazkath, Arab.) The taenia, or tape-worm. Abbreviatus (from abbrev'io to fhorten). In botany it means comparatively.thort; as abbreviation perianthium, having the em- palement (horter than the tube, of the corolla. B A'bditus,