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

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$or iu the latter, as if blackened or cliaiTed by burning.) Chem. A name anciently given to several black powders, because of their colour: eth'iops. See Dis.div. ii. s. yi. t. 5. Fr. anal, ctliiops, m. JEth'iops Animalis. Chem. Term for the pow- der formed by burning various animals to a cinder, as the hedgehog, sparrow, mole, etc.: animal eth'iops. Ji:tli'iops Antimonialis. Pharm. Term for a preparation composed of one part of quick silver to two of sulphuret of antimony, still used by some in sldn aflections. astli'iops Auripigmentalis. Pharm. An old preparation of quicksilver with sulphm'etof arsenic. .Stii'iops Jovialis. Pharm. An old prepara- tion of tin, quicksilver, and sulphiu, rubbed together. .ffith'iops Martialis. Chem., Pharm. Term for the black deutoxide of iron, used foimerly as a tonic : martial eth'iops. .ffith'iops Mineralis. Chem. Name for a pre- paration composed of bisulphuret of mer- cury with sulphur: the Hydraryyri sulphu- retum cum sulphure of the pliamiacopceias (L. D.); also called JEthiops narcotieus: mineral eth'iops. See Apyron. .ffith'iops Narcotieus. Chem. Pharm. Another name for the JSthiops mineralis. .ffitt'lops Per Se. Chem., Pharm. Term for theHydrargyri o.ridum, orprotoxide of mer cury, because formed by merely triturating mercury for a long time while exposed to the air: eth'iops by itself. .Sth'iops Vegetabilis. Pharm. Term for a black powder, formed by incinerating the Fucus vesiculosus in a covered crucible ; it contains iodine, and was employed in glan- dular diseases : vegetable eth'iops. .ffithmoides. Anat. An incorrect sjielling for Ethmoides, which see. .ffitli'na. {Aleos, burning.) Nat. Philos. A term for subterraneous, invisible, sidphur- eous fire, which calcines rocks in tlie eai'th : the fiery meteors emitted from burning mountains are called jEthnici. Euland, and Johnson. .ffithnici. Nat. Philos. See jEtlina. .iEtholices. (Ai'eeo, toburn.) Term for burn- ing pustules on the skin ; considered to be furunculi, or boils, by some. .ffithom'ma. (Alflos, bm-ning or shining; o^t/ia, a sight or spectacle.) Pathol. An old term for the appearance of flashes of light before the eyes, being a symptom in cer- tain diseases. Sthusa, a, f. A Linn, genus of plants, CI. Pentandria ; Ord. Digynia. .ffithiisa Cynapium. Bot. The systematic name of a plant much resembling parsley ; fool's parsley. .ffithusa Me'um. Bot. The systematic name of the plant Meum, or haldmoney. SeeAth- amanta meum, Meum athamanticum, Meu, Spignel, Fmiiculum Alpinum. M fhyle. See Ethyle. Stiologia, «, f. (AtTi'a, a cause ; x6yos,& dis- course.) Pathol. Term for the doctrine of the causes of disease. See. Causa. Fr. anal. itioloyie, f. Genxi. anal, dtiulogie, f. Aetioi Phlebes. ('Aerbs, an eagle; <f>\€>f/ e§hi, a vein.) Anat. Eagle veins, a term for the veins of the temple. Aetites, a, m. {'Aerh!, an eagle ; because believed to be carried by tlie eagle to her nest to assist in the hatching of her eggs.) Mineral. Name for a stone, hollow and containing another substance within it; tha fonner, or shell, of clay-iron stone; the latter, or nucleus, of variable composi- tion : the eagle-stone. See Gemonis, Note Aerolites. .ffito'cion. 1 Bot., M. Med. Names for tha .ffito'lion. ] Daphne mezereum, or widow-wail. .ffitonyehum, i, n. ('Aerbs, an eagle; ocu|, a claw.) Bot. Another name for the plant Lithospermum officinale. See JEgonychon. AfBsc'tion. {AJicio, to disturb.) Pathol. A term nearly synonymous with disease, as inflammatory, nervous, or rheumatic affec- tion, etc. Ajf'ectio,unis,f. ¥r. anal, affection, f. Germ. syn. Krankheit, f. Affenicum. Physiol. An ancient term for the Anima, or soul. Ruland, and Johnson. Afferens, fis,part. (/J^V'ro, to bnng to.) Anat. Bringing to ; applied to the lymphatic ves- sels, {Vasa afferentia, nom. pi. n.) because- they bring their contents to the system: afferent. Fr. anal, afferent, adj. Affidra. (Arab.) Chem. An ancient name for Cerussa, or white lead. Euland, and John- son. AfBu/ity. (Affinis, neighbouring.) Chem. A teiTQ nearly synonymous with attraction. Afflnitas, atis, L Vx. axiaX. affiniti,i. Germ, syn. Verwandtacha ft, f. Affinity of Aggrega'tion. Chem. Terai for a force by which two substances of the same kind tend to combine and form an aggregate, without their chemical properties being at all changed ; attraction ; cohesion. Affin'ity, Chem ical. Chem. This term expresses that i^ecuhar property which different spe- cies of matter have to unite with each other, or with portions of matter of the same species. Affin'ity of Composi'tion. Chem. A force by which substances of different kinds unite and form matter, the properties of which are different from those of the substances before their combination. Affin'ity, Com'pound. Chem. Applied to the uniting of three or more bodies, by their mutual affinity, to form one homogeneous body. Affin'ity, Dispo'sing. Chem. Applied to the tendency of many bodies to enter into com • bination, by being presented with a third substance, exerting a strong attraction to the compound they form, but which may be withdrawn whenever the combination is es- tablished. Affin'ity, Divel'lent, Chem. That which tends to arrange the particles of a compound in a new form, producing decomposition. Affin'ity, Double. Cliem. See Atti'action, Double Elective. Affiifity, Intermed'iate. Chem. Also called appropriate affinity, or affinity of an inter- medium ; applied when two substances of different kinds, shewing no compound affi- 4$