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

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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$the umbilicus, or navel, to which the cord is attaclied in the fetus. Fr. anal, acrom- phale, m. Germ. syn. Spitze des Nabels. A'cron. (AKpuv, an extremity of a member.) Anat. A former term for the extreme part of a limb. See Acrea, Acrocolia, Acroteria. Acronia, a, f. (^AKpuv, an extremity of a mem- ber or limb.) Siirp. A term for amputa- tion of the extreme part of a limb, as a fiiifter, toe, &c. See Acroteriasmtis. Acr5pathos. i {Axpos, extreme; irdBos, Acropathus, a, um. ] disease.) Pa thol. Ap- plied to disease wliich affects some high or extreme part of the body, or of an organ. Gr. anal. a,t(p6ira9os, applied by Hippocrates, I. de Super/act. xiv. 10, to such an affection of the orifice of the utenis. Acrophyton, i, n. (AKpos, supreme ; (pvThv, a plant.) Bot. Another name for the Tus- silago /arfara, or coltsfoot plant. Acropos'thia, <c, f. {AKpos, extreme; irSc-Ori, the prepuce.) Anat. Name, Gr. anal. aKpoitoa- e'la, or cLKpoiToaO'iri, for the extremity of the prepuce, or that portion removed in the opei'ation of circumcision, according to Hip- pocrates, 19 ; Coac. prannt.iii. .OUi. Acropsilon. i (AKpor, extreme; yj/iKhs, Acropsilum, i, n. J naked.) Anat. Name, Gr. anal. a.Kp6iiKov, given to the extremity of tlie (flans penis, by Hijjpocrates, I. iv. Epid- XX. 0, when uncovered by the prepuce. A'cros. (AKpoj.) Med., Pharm. A word pro- perly signifying at the liead or top, but used also, according to Hippocrates, Aph. iii. 18, for the state of the bodj', wlien airived at the height of well being; it also means the best, and is applied thus to ointments, &c.; according to Uioscorides, i. G6. Aorosapes. (AKpoj, on the top ; aiina, to make jjutrid.) Physiol. A term applied to food, and properly meaning that it is easily di- gestible: Gr. anal. oKpoaairljs, used by Hip- pocrates, I. dc Alim. ix., for that which had become putrescent on the surface, and was therefore supposed to be more easily assi- milable. Acros'pelos. CAKpot, the apex ; ■jr€Aj)j,for7rfX.- \hs, black ; from the dark colour of its ears, or tops.) Bot. A Greek name for the-BroHius Dio!icoridis, or wild oat-grass. Gorrasus. Acrospira, a, f. {AKpos, extreme; air ipa, a spiral object.) Bot. A term for the plu- mtila of barley, developed by germination : an a'crospire. AcrSteria, {AKpos, extreme.) Anat. Term, Gr. anal. aKpurripta, for the extremities of the body, as the head, the hands, and feet, according to Hippocrates, Aph. vii. 1, and 26. Nora.pl. of Acroterio7i,orum,i,v. See Acrea. AcrSterias'mus, i, m. ('AKpwTrjpiaJ'o), to ampu- tate an extremity.) Surg. Term for ampu- tation of extreme parts of the body, or an extremity, as the hand, or foot, according to Aquapendente in Oper. Chirurg, and Hilda- nus, in Tract, de Oangrcena. See Acronia, Diss. div. ii. s. vi. t. 7. AcrSthymion, ii, n. (Ai-pos, on the top; ev/xhs, thyme.) Pathol., Surg. A name for a kind of wart formerly described as hard, rough, narrow at the base, and broad at the top, which resembled the flower of thyme, and which easily split and bled. Fr. anal. acrothymion, ra. Germ. syn. ein kegelfir- miges, rauhcs, blutendes Wdrzclien. Acrotica. Pathol. See Acroticus. Acroticus, a, um. {'AKpos, extreme ; terminal -iKhs.) Pathol. Belonging to, or affecting the external surface; applied to an Order {Acrotica, nom. pi. n.) of the C\. Eccritica, in Good's classification; acrot'ic. See Diss, dii'. ii. s. vi. t. (i. Acrotis'mus, i, m. ('A, priv.; KpSros, the pulse, terminal -kt/jlos.) Med. A term for a defect of the pulse : a'crotism. See Diss. div. ii. s. vi. t. 7. Actee'a, <c, f. {'AktuIo, the elder tree.) Bot. Tlie name given by the Greeks to tlie elder tree; also called Acte. See Sambucxis Nigra. Also a Linn, genus of plants, CI. Polyan- dria; Oy(\. Monogynia. Jans. Ranunculacece. Actae'a Christophoriana. i Bot. The systematic Actae'a Spicata. ) names of the herb Christopher, which grows in mountainous forests in most parts of Europe; it is very acrid, its root is cathartic, and its berries are poisonous. Actae'a Bacemo'sa. Bot. The systematic name of tlie black snake-root, or rich-weed; its root is astringent, and a decoction of it is used as a gargle; called also Christophori- ana Americana, and Cimicifuga raccmosa. Ac'te, is, f. (Akt^), the elder tree.) Bot. Ano- ther Greek name for the Sambucus ni^ra, or elder tree. See Actaa, Actme. ('AktIs, iVos, a ray ; from its radiated ramifications.) Bot. A name for the plant Bunium bulbocastanum, or eai'th-nut. Actinobolis'mus, i, m. ('AktIi;, a ray; fi<i\\ci>, to throw out; terminal -lanhs) Physiol. A teiTn anciently applied to the instantaneous flow of the animal spirits by which volition is communicated to the different organs, according to Willis, An. Brut. Part. i. 15. Ac'tion. {Ago, to do.) Physiol. The exer- cise of an active power; a faculty, or func- tion of the body. Actio, Cnis, f. Fr. anal. action,{. Germ.syn.Bewegung,f.; Wirkung,f. Ac'tive. M(;o, to do, or perform.) 3Ied. Act- ing with energy; applied to treatment of the sick, coming under this character. Pharm., Surg. Applied similarly to certain medi- cines, and to surgical remedies. Actlvus, a, um. Fr. anal, actif, adj.; Germ. syn. hitsig, adj.; kraftig, adj. Ac'tual Cau'tery. Surg. Term for a red-hot iron, or other substance, or fire, used as a cautery, because having an immediate power inherent in it, in distinction from caustic substances which are termed poten- tial cauteries; also called Ignis actualis. Fr. anal, eautere actuel. Germ. syn. das glxihendes Eisen; Brenneisen,n. Aculeatus, a, Mm. (ylcf(fc)ts, a prickle.) Bot., Physiol. Having prickles, or sharp points ; prickly: acul'eate: acul'eated. Fr. syn. ipineux, adj. Germ. syn. dornig, adj. Acflleus, i, m. (/Icu.s, aneedle.) Bot. Aprickle or sharp body arising from the bark or epi- dermis of any part of a plant, and which may be peeled ofl' with the bark. Fr. syn. epine, f. Germ. syn. Dorn, f. Acurainatus, a, um {Acumen, a point.) Bot.$