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
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1860
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    Angina Sic'ca. Pathol. Term for chronic in- flammation of the phalanx characterised by an uneasy sense of dryness and heat; it is symptomatic of chronic disease of the sto- mach or lungs : dry angi'na. Fr. anal, an- fliiic seclie. Anginosns, a, um. {An ;lna, a sense of suf- focation; terminal -usun.) Pathol. Of or belonging to Angina; ha\'ing, or accompa- nied hy Aiviina. See Diss. dir. i. s. iv. Angiocar'pus, a, nm. {'Ayy^'ioi', a vessel; Kap- nhs, fruit, or seed with its covering.) Bot. Having seed in a vessel; applied to a divi- sion {Angiocarpi, nom. pi. m.) of Fungi which bear their seeds internally. See An- giospermatits. Fr. anal, angiocarpc, adj. Angioleucitis, ?d;s, f. (^PiTyyiiov, a vessel; \ev- K!)v,wliite; terminal-?fis.) Pathol. Term ap- plied to a diseased condition of the lymphatic vessels : angioleuci'tis. Fr. anal, angioleu- citc, f. Angiol'ogy. ('Ayye7ov, a vessel containing liquor, or a vein; \6yo!, a discourse.) Term for the doctrine of the blood vessels and absorbents. Angiologia, ce, f. Fr. anal, angeiologie, angiologir,f. Germ. anal. Angiologic, f.; syn. die Gcfasslehre, f. Angiosis, is, f. ('Ayye7ov, a vessel containing liquor, or a vein.) Pathol. Term for all dis- eases of blood-vessels. Fr. anal, angiose, f. Angiosper'matus, a, um. ('Ayy€7ov, a vessel, or receptacle; (Tire'p/ua, a seed.) Bot. Having the seeds lodged or contained in a capsule, pericarp or seed-vessel: angiosper'matous. Fr. anal, angiosperme, adj. Angiosper'mius, a, um. {^Ayy^7ov, a vessel; a-nepua, a seed.) Bot. Having the seeds lodged in a pericarp, or seed-vessel; ap- plied to a Linn. Order {Angiospermia, nom. pi. n.) of the Class Didynamia: angio- sper'mious. See Angior.penmis and Angio- spermutus. Fr. syn. angiospermc, adj. Angio.sper'mus, a, um. An imperfect word erro- neously used iov Aniiiospcrmatas,'\\-\nc\\ see. Angiot'omy. ('A77?:oi', a vessel containing liquor, or a vein; rifivai, to cut.) Term for the dissection of the blood-vessels and absorbents. Angidtomia, ce, f. Fr. anal, angeiotomie, angiotomic f. Germ. syn. Gcfiisszcrfilicderung, f. An'gle. ( AyKiii', the elbow; or anpo, to straiten ; because tlie place within becomes very narrow.) Geom. The space comj^re- hended between the meeting of two lines at a iioint. Anat. Applied to ditferent parts of an angular shape; as tlie inner and outer angles of the eyes, the angle of the jaws, etc. AngUhis, i, m. Fr. aual. angle, m. Germ. syn. IJ'inhel, m. An'gle, Fa'cial. Phgsinl. TeiTn for a mea surenient of the proportions of the cranium and face, in order to estimate the degree of intelligence in ditl'erent aninmls and in- dividuals, by drawing a straight line from the most prominent part of the forehead to the alveolar edge of the up])er jaw, opi)Ositc the incisor teeth, and another from the ex- ternal auditory foramen to the same point: the angle formed by tlie lines is the Facial angle; and the more it approximates to a right angle, the more is the general size of the cranium supposed to predominate over that of tlie face. Tbe idea is fallacious in many important particulars. Angle of Incidence. See Incidence, Angle of. An'gle, Op'tic. \Physiol. Terms for the An'gle of Vi'sion. J angle formed by two rays of light proceeding from different objects, or opi)Osite extremities of the same object, and meeting in the pupil. Ango'la Seed. Bot. Name given to the seed of the plant Ahrus prccatorius. Angolan. Bot. East Indian name of the tree Alangium decapetahim. Angone. See Anchone. An'gor, oris, m. (^Wf/o, to strangle.) Pathol. Term, Gr. syn. ayaivia, used by Galen, Com. i. de Hum., for a feeling of anxiety and con- striction in the precordial region, which accompanies many severe diseases; nearly synonymous with angina. Fr. syn. ade- monie, f. Germ. sj-n. Angst, f. An'gos. {A-jyos, any vessel.) Anat. The Gr. anal, of this word generally signifying a vessel, was employed by Hippocrates, vi. Epid. s. 5, 1.17, as a name for the uterus. Anguii'la, a, f. (Anguis, a snake or serpent; from its resemblance.) Ichthyol. The eel. See J'.Iarcena Anguilla. AnguilKfor'mis, is, e. {Anguilla, an eel; forma, resemblance.) Resembling an eel. Ichthyol. Applied to a family {AnguiUi- formes, nom. pi. m.) of the Malacoptcrygii apodes. Fr anal, angidlliforme, adj. Germ, syn. aalartig, adj, Anguinidee, patron, nom. pi. m. et f. {An- guis, a seipent; terminal -ida.) Zoiil. Name given to a family of the Ophidia, liaving the Anguis for its type. See -Idee, Djss. div. i. s. iii. Fr. syn. anguides, m. pi. Anguinvts, a,um. (^ n^tiis, a serpent or snake.) Of orbeloiiging tothe^lH;/u/s,orsnake. Zoid. Apjilied to a family (^/((//(nin, nom.pl. u.) of the Reptilia, ophidia. Fr. syn. anguin, adj. An'galar. (Angfdus, an au'^de.) Of or belong- ing to an angle; formed like an angle. An .idaris. is, e. An'giilar Ar'tery. \Anat. Applied to tbe ter- An'giilar Vein. J minations of the facial artery and vein near the inner angle of the eye; also, the first is applied to tlie facial artery itself, because its trunk passes over the angle of the lower jaw-bone. An'gular Pro'cesses. Anat. Applied to the oibitary processes of the frontal bone. Angiilaris, is, e. {Angiilus, a corner.) Cor- nered ; having corners or angles ; like an angle; angulate: an'gular. See Engonios. Fr. anal, augulaire, adj. Germ. syn. cckig, adj.; icinkclig, adj. Angulatus, a, um. {Angulus, a comer or an- gle.) Jlot. Having angles ; cornered; an- gled; angular: an'gulate; applied to stems, leaves, etc. Fr. syn. anguli, adj. Germ, syn. winhelig, adj. Angulosus, «; Km. (^1 ngulus, a corner or angle; terminal -vsus.) Bot. Full of angles or corners: an'gulosc, or an'gulous. Sec Diss, div. i. s. iv. Fr. anal. angulcu.T, adj. Germ, syn. kantig, adj. AngTiria. Bot. Old name for the Cucui bila citrulltcs, or water-melon plant.
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