An expository lexicon of the terms, ancient and modern, in medical and general science; including a complete medico-legal vocabulary / by R.G. Mayne.
- Mayne, Robert Gray, 1808-1868
- Date:
- 1860
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An expository lexicon of the terms, ancient and modern, in medical and general science; including a complete medico-legal vocabulary / by R.G. Mayne. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Burnt Harts'horn, Med. The substance Cornu ustum, or Curnu cervi calcinatum. Burnt Sponge. 31. Med. The substance Spoiiijia usta. Fr. syn. eponge calcinee. Germ. syn. gehrannter Schwamm. Bun*. See Rotocismus. Bur'rhi Spiritus Matricalis. Pharm. Burrhus's spirit for disorders of the womb; composed of myrrh, olibanum, amber, mastich, and spirit of wine. Bur'sa, ce, f. {Bvpaa, a leathern bottle.) A bag, or purse. See Rhinos. Fx. anal. bourse, f. Germ. syn. Beutel, m. Bur'sa Mucosa. Anat. A serous bag for se- creting and containing a substance, to lu- bricate tendons, muscles, and bones, in order to render their motion easy. Fr. anal. bourse muqueuse. Germ. syn. Beutel schlei- mig. Bur'sa Pas'toris, Bot. Shepherd's purse; a name for the Thlaspi bursa pastoris, from the form of its seed-vessels. Bur'sa Tes'tium. Anat. Tlie bag of the tes- ticles ; a term for tlie Scrotum. Fr. anal. bourse, f.; syn. scrotum, m. Germ. syn. Hndensack, m. Bursalis, is, e. (Bursa, a purse, or bag.) Of or belonging to a purse or bag: bur'sal; applied to the Obturator internus muscle. Fr. anal, bursal, adj. Bursal'Dgy. (Bup(To,a bag; A({70$,a discourse.) Anat. Tenn for the doctrine or considera- tion of the bursce mucosa. Bursnlogia, ce, f. Biiselinum, i, n. (BoD, intensive; aihivov, jiarsley.) Bot. A tenn for the Daucus ca- rnta., or carrot. Bush-Bas'il. Bot. Common name for the Orimiim caryophyUatuin, or 0. minimum. Bus'sii Spiritus Bezoar'dicus. Pharm. Tlie bezoardic spirit of Bussius; made by dis- tilling spirit of hartsliorn, or of ivory, sal ammoniac, crude potash, amber, oil of cedar, and alcohol. But'cher's Broom. Bot. Common name for the Ruscus aculeatus, or knee-holly. Fr. syn. hou.v frelon. Germ. syn. Maundern brusch. Butea Frondosa. Bot. Name of an East Indian leguminous plant, yielding a red astringent gum, reckoned as a species of Kino. BiitTga. Pathol. Old term for a swelling of the whole face; also called Gutta rosea, or riibea. Ruland. Butter. See Bntyrum. Butter of Antimony. See Antimony, Butter of. Butter of Cacao. See Cacao, Butter of. But'ter-Bur. Bot. Common name for the Tussilago petasitcs. Fr. syn. herbe aux tcignenx. Germ. syn. grosser Huflattich. But'ter-Flower. Bot. Common name for tlie genus Rammeulus, or crowfoot. Fr. syn. renoncule, f. Genu. syn. Ranunkcl, f.; Tfnhnrn fuss, m.; Kruhcnfuss, m. But'ter-Milk. The sour milk separated from cream in the process of churning it into butter; it is wholesome and nutritious. Fr. syn. babeurrc, m. Germ. anal. Buttcr- mih-h, f. But'ter-Nut. M. Med. Common name (U.S. A.) for the Juglans cincrea, or white wal- nut. ' But'terfly Or'cMs. Bot. Common name for the Orchis bifolia. But'terfly-shaped, Bot. Applied to polypeta- lous coroUce, when there are five petals arranged so that they resemble a butterily with expanded wings. See Papilionaceus. Fr. syn. papilionace, adj. Geim. syn. schmetterlingsartig, adj.: schmetterlingsfor- mig, adj. But'terwort. Bot. Common name for the Pin- guicola vulgaris, or Yorkshire sanicle. But'tock, (Dutch, Bout, the bolt of the bone ; Sax. Hoh, the hough.) Aiiat. The breech or haunch. Clunis, is, m. and f. Fr. syn. fesse, i. Germ. sj-n. Hinterbacken, f.; Hin- tertheil, f. Butua. Bot. Old name for the Gissampelos pareira, or Pareira brava. Quincy. Fr. syn. pareira brava, f. Germ. syn. Gries- wurzel, f. Biityraoeus, a, MOT. Butyrum, hutter.) Of the nature, appearance, or consistence of butter: butyra'ceous. Fr. anal, butyrace, adj. But'3rrate. (Butjjricum acidmn, Butyiic acid; terminal -ate.) Chem. Term for a com- bination of butyric acid with a salifiable base. Butijras, atis, f. Fr. anal, butyrate, m. Germ. syn. buttersaure Salze. Butyrate of Glycerin. Chem. See Butyrin. Butjrr'ic. (Butyrum, butter; terminal -ic.) Of or belonging to butter; applied to an acid obtained from it. Buti/ricus, a, tun, Fr. anal, bulyrique, adj. Butyr'ic A'cid. Chem. Term for a volatile acid obtiiined from butter. Fr. anal. Vacide bu- tyrique. Germ. syn. Buttersaure. Butyrin'. (Bfitynim, butter.) Chem. Term for the essential fatty matter of butter: otherwise termed the Butyrate of Glycerin. Butyrina, ce, f. See Diss. div. ii. s. vi. t. iv. Fr. anal, butyrine. Germ. syn. Butter- fett, n. Butyrum,/, n. (BoDs, acow; rvphs,coaguhim, or cheese.) Name of the oily inllammable pai't of milk, sepai'ated from cream by tlie mechanical process of churning, and used as an article of diet by most civilized na- tions ; familiarly known as butter. See Ahinihair, Picerion, Zebd, Zubd. Fr. syn. beuire, ra. Germ. syn. Butter, f. Butyrum Antimonii. See Antimony, Butter of. Butyrum Cerse. Pharm. See CeveUcum. Buxin'. Chem. Name given to an alkaline substance obtained from the Buxus semper- virens. Buxlna, ce, f. Diss. div. ii. s. vi. t. 4. Bux'us, /, m. (riujos, from irvKa^ai, to grow thick, or hard.) Bot. The box tree. A Linn, genus of plants, CI. Moneccia; Old. Triandria. Juss. Euphorbiacece. Fr. syn. biiis, m. Geini. sui. Buchs, m. Bux'us Semperviren's. Bot. The sj'stematie name of the box-tree; the leaves have a strong, nauseous, bitter taste, are apei'icnt, and have been used in doeoclion in dropsy, asthma, and worms; the wood has been supposed to be diaphoretic, diuretic, and al('xi])lmimic. Fr.syn. fcuisordinaire. Germ, syn. Buchsbaum, m. By'arus. .1 nat. An ame for a plexus of blood- vobscls in the brain. Hooper.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21462124_0170.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
