Homœopathic domestic physician : containing the treatment of diseases with popular explanations on anatomy, physiology, hygiene, and hydropathy also an abridged materia medica / by J. H. Pulte.

  • Pulte, J. H. (Joseph Hippolyt), 1811-1884.
Date:
1851
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    flammatory affections without abscess, mortitication, etc. T]ie term is also allied to the dis- persion of swellings, indurations, etc. Rheumatic OpnTiiALJiiA. Inflam- mation of the tunica albuginea, and of the sclerotica. llose. A term applied to erysipe- las, from its color. Rubeola. Mea.sles. Sacrum. The bone which forms the base of the vertebral column. Saliva. The fluid secreted by the salivary glands into the cavity of the mouth. Sanguineous. Consisting of blood. Sanies. A thin, greenish discharge of fetid matter, from sores, fis- tulas, etc., adj. sanious. Scabies. Psora. Itch. Scapula. The shoulder blade. Sciatica. A rheumatic affection of the hip-joint. Soiatio Nerve. A branch of a nerve of the lower extremity. SoiRiiiius. Indolent, glandular tu- mor, generally preceding cancer in an ulcerated form. Sclerotica. The hard membrane of the eye; it is situated im- mediately under the conjunc- tiva. Scorbiculus. Pit of the stomach. Scorbutus. Scurvy. Scrofulous Ophthalmia. Inflam- mation of the conjunctiva, with slight redness, but great intoler- ance of light, and the formation of pimples, or small pustules. Secretory Vessels, or Org.\ns. Parts of the animal economy, which separate or secrete tlic vari- ous fluids of the body. Semi LATERAL. Limited to one side. Sinus. A cavity or depression. Solidification. Vide Hepatization. Somnolence. Disposition to sleep. Specific. A remedy possessing a peculiar curative action in certain diseases. Spleen. A spongy, viscous organ, of a livid color, placed on tlie posterior part of the left hypo- chondrium. Splenitis. Inflammation of spleen. Splints. Long, thin pieces of wood, tin, or strong pasteboard, used for preventing the extremities of fractured bones from moving so as to interrupt the process by which they are united. Sputa. Expectoration of different kinds. St. Anthony's Fire. Erysipelas. Stertorous. Snoring. Stomacace. Canker c)r scurvy of the mouth. Strabismus. Squinting. Strangury. Painful discharge of urine. Sternum. The breast-bone. Stethoscope. An instrument to assLst the ear, in examining the morbid sounds of the chest. Stricture. A constriction of a tube or duct of some part of the body. Struma. Scrofula. The king's evil; adj. Simnous. Sty. An inflammatory small tu- mor on the eyelid. Sub-maxillary. Under the jaw. Sub-maxillary Glands. Glands on the inner side of the lower jaw. Sub-mucous Tissue. Placed under the raucous membrane. SuDORiFics. Medicines which pro- duce sweating. Sugillation. Abruise, orcxtrava- i sated blood. i Suppuration. The morbid action by which pus is deposited, in j inflammatory tumor, etc. Syncope. Fainting or swooning. ' Synocha. Continued inflammatory fever. Synovia. A peculiar unctuous fluid secreted within the joints, which it lubricates, and thereby serves to facilitate their motions. I Synovial Membrane. The mem- brane which lines the cavities of the joints, and secretes the syno- ' via.