A Dictionary of terms used in medicine and the collateral sciences / by Richard D. Hoblyn.

  • Richard Hoblyn
Date:
1859
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    very impure, and generally adulterated with common resin. African Ammoniacum. A gum-resin, obtained from the Ferula tiugitaua. It re- sembles the Persian Ammoniacum of the shops in external appearance, but it differs in its odour when heated. AMMONION {anpos, sand). A colly- rium, said to remove sand or gravel from the eyes.—Aetius. AMMONITE. A fossil molluscous ani- mal, allied to the genus Nautilus. From its resemblance to the horns of the statues of Jupiter Amnion, it is named cornu am- nion is : from its coiled form, it is popularly called iii'ikestune. The term is frequently applied, in anatomy, to theses htppoeixmpi of the brain. AMNE'SIA (a, priv.; and^i/jja-jy, memo- ry). Forsretfulness ; loss of memory. AMNION (auvbs, a lamb). The internal membrane of the ovum, or that which im- mediately surrounds the firtns in utero. 1. Ainnii liquor. The fluid contained in the amnion. 2. Amniotic Acid. A weak acid disco- vered in the liquor amnii of the cow. AMOMUM GRANA PARADISI. Grains of Paradise Amomum ; a plant of the order Scitaminece, the fruit of which is well known under the name of Grains of Paradise, or Mellegetta Pepper. AMORPHOUS (a, priv.; uopph, form). Shapeless: irregular. A term applied to mineral and other substances, which occur in forms not easy to be defined: also to certain sediments found in the urine, in disease. See Calculus. [AMORPHOUS QUININE. Quinoi- dine.] AMPELIC ACID. An acid obtained by Laurent from the oils of bituminous schist. The term am pel in has been also applied to an oily matter prepared from the same substance. AM PHI- (dixij)i). A Greek preposition, signifying about, on both sides, &c. 1. Amph-emerinn (r)u.ipa, a day). Ano- ther term for quotidian ague. 2. Amph-arthrosis (a/>fyw«7iff, articula- tion). A mi.red kind of articulation, with obscure motion, partaking of both diar- throsis and synarthrosis; it is also called continuous diarthrosis. See Articulation. 3. Amphi-bia ((itos, life). The second class of the Encephaiata or Vertebrata., comprising amphibious animals, which commence their larva state as fishes, and undergo various degrees of metamorpho- sis in advancing towards the condition of reptiles. 4. Amphi-bole (/toAoj, a mass). The name given by Haiiy to the mineral horn- blende; a silicate of lime and magnesia. 5. Amphi-gen [y>evvdu>, to produce). A name of the mineral leucite, or Vesuvian ; a variety of clay, or silicate of alumina. 6. Amphi-tropal (rpinu), to turn). That which is curved round the body to which it belongs; a term applied to the embryo of the seed. 7. Amphi-tropaus. This term is applied to the ovule of plants, where the foraminal and chalazal ends are transverse with re- spect, to the hilum. AMPHORA (aii<pt, on each side; •< >• , to carry; so named from its being carried by two handles). Quadrantai'; cod us A measure of capacity, frequently mentioned by Roman authors, containing 2 urnce, 3 modii, 8 congii, 48 se.rtarii, and 96 hemi- na or cotylcB. But the Attic amphora, called by the Greeks metreta or ceramium, contained 2 urnae, and 72 sextarii. The amphora was nearly equal to 9 gallons English, and the sextarius to one pint and a half English, or one mutchkin and a half Scotch. AMPHORIC RESONANCE {amphora, a vessel). A sound of the chest like that heard on blowing into a decanter. See Auscultation. AMPLEXICAUL (amplector, to em- brace; caul is, a stem). A term applied, in botany, to the stalks of leaves which are dilated, and embrace or form a sheath to, the stem. Some leaf-stalks perform this office partially, and are called semi- ample.ricaul, or half-stem-sheathing. AMPULLA. A big-bellied jug or bot- tle, used by the Romans for containing wine. Hence the term is applied to a che- mical vessel having the same form as a cucurbit. The term is used in medicine as synonymous with bulla ; hence pemphi- gus is called, by some of the continental writers, fehris ampullosa, or bullosa. AMPULLULA (dim. of ampulla, a bot- tle). A term applied by Lieberkuhn to the extremity of each villus of the mucous coat of the intestines; it is an oval vesi- cle, having its apex perforated by lacteal orifices, through which the chyle is taken .up. AMPUTATION (amputo, to cut off). The removal of a limb, or other part of the body, by means of the knife. AMULET. A supposed charm against infection or disease; such are anodyne necklaces, used in teething of infants. AMYELOUS (a, priv.; pvcXbg, medulla). A term applied to the foetus, in cases in which there is complete absence of the spinal marrow. When the encephalon
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