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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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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![inflammation of any cavity of the body : an- tri'tis. An'trum, i, n. {Aprpov, a den, cave, or lurk- ing place.) Anat. A cavity or hollow-place; applied to a ca^^ty m the upper maxillary bone (Os maocUlare supcrius) and termed the Antrum Highmorianum. Fr. anal, antre, m. Germ. sjti. Hdlile, f. An'trumBuccmosum. Anat. The trumpet,or horn-like cavity ; a teiin used by Bartholin, Anat. iv. ('>,fin. for the Cochlea of the ear. An'tnim Genae. Anat. The ca-vity of the cheek, a term for the Antrum Hiyhmorianum. Antrum Highmorianum. Anat. See High- morianum, A ntrum. An'trum Maxillae. ] Anat. Terms for the An'trum Maxil'lare, 1 Antrum Highmoria- An'trum of Highmore. j nu7n. The first of these was given to this cavity by Casserius, before Highmore discovered it, according to Quincy. See Highmorianum Antrum. An'trum Pylori. Anat. The cavity of the py- lorus ; a term for the small extremity of the stomach near the pylorus. Hooper. Ants, Artificial Oil of. See Furfural. Antyrion. Med.,Pharm. Old name, Gr. anal. a,vTv\iuv, used by Paulus iEgineta, for an as- tringent malagma or cataplasm. Gorraeus. Anucar. (Arab.) Chem. Old name for bo- rax. Quincy. A'nos, i, m. (Annus, a circle.) Anat. Term for the extremity of the Rectum, or of the great intestine; the fimdament: the a'nu-;. See Archos, Aspidiscos, Cyrseon, Cysos, Cyssaros, Cyssotis, Cysthus, Hedra, Podcx, Sedes. Fr. anal, anus, m. Germ. syn. After, m.; Hintere, m. Anus, Artificial. Stirg. See Artificial Anus. Anus, Imperforate. Surg. SeeAtrcsia,Atretus. Anxi'ety. (''A7x<*'; to grieve the mind.) Pathol. This feeling, or rather its marked expression in the features, fonns a dangerous symptom in acute diseases. Anxietas,atis,t. See^dcp- monia, Alysmus, Diaporema, Dysphoria. Fr. syn. ademonie, f. Germ. syn. Angst, f. Any'dron. ('A, priv.; I'Swp, water; because when eaten it creates thu-st.) Bot. Name for a species of nightshade; mad or raging nightshade. Blancardus. Aor'ta, c8, f. ('AopT^i, from aeipai, to sus- pend ; because it seems to suspend the heart by its centre, or nearly.) Anat. Name given to the large arterial trunk arising im- mediately from the left ventricle of the heart, and giving origin to every artery in the body, except the pulmonary, and its ramifications ; the Arteria magna, or great artery; also called Crassa arteria. Fr. anal, aorte, f. Germ. anal. Aorta, f.; die grosse Pulsader; Schlagader, f. Aor'ta, An'eurism of the. Pathol. See Aorteu- risma. Aorteuris'ma, atis, n. ('AoprTj, a vessel; avtv- pw<tf, to dilate.) Pathol. Term for an aneur- ism of the aorta. Fr. anal, aortevrisme, m. Germ. syn. Aortenweitung, f.; kranhhafte Erweiterung der Aorta. Aor'tic. {Aorta, the large artery; terminal -iKhs.) Anat. Of or belonging to the aorta. Aorticus, a, um. See Diss. div. ii. s. vi. t. 0. Fr. anal, aortique, adj. Aor'tic Valves. Anat. The three semilimar valves at the mo.uth or commencement of the aorta, as it rises from the left ventricle of the heart. Aortitis, Idis, f. (Aorta, the great artery: terminal -ttis.) Pathol. Term for inflam- mation of the aorta, acute or chronic. Fr. anal, aortitc, m. Germ. syn. Aortenentzund- unfi, f. Aor'tra. ('A.(ipo), to raise or suspend.) Anat. Old term for the suspended portion of the lung on either side ; consequently the lung itself. Apag'ma. ('Airb, from; ^170), to lead.) Anat., Surg. Term formerly used for the wide separation of the fractured portions of a bone broken near its head ; also for Abduc- tion. Quuicy. See Apoclasma. ApalacMne Gal'lis. Bot. Another name for the ijlant Ilex cassine, or I. vomitorium. Apanchomenos. ) ('Airdyxa>, to strangle.) Apanchomenus, i, m. ] M. Jur. Ancient term, Gr. anal, airayx^fi-^vos, used by Hippocrates, Aph. ii. 43, for one who is strangled or suf- focated by suspension. ApantMs'mos. | ('ATroveifo), to diminish.) Anat. Apanthis'mus. / Ancient term, Gr. anal, cmav- BitTixbs, used by Galen, de Ven.et Art. Dissect, c. viu. for an extremely minute line or streak, which can hardly be seen, resembling which are certain branches of veins, termed Vena capillares, or the capillary veins. See Diss, div. ii. s. vi. t. 7. Apanthropia, ce. f. C'A, priv.; Mpwiros, a man.) Med. Old term, Gr. anal, anai'dpai- iri'a, used by Hippocrates, Coac. Prceiwt. t. 48'-J, for a kind of Melancholia, characterized by a dislike of society ; also termed Exan- thropia, or exanthropy: apan'thropy. Fr. anal, anthropie, f. Germ. syn. Triibsinn mit Menschenscheu. Apara'chytum. (Neuter of airapdxvTos, oli os being understood, pure wine.) Med. Old name, Gr. anal, used by Galen, I. iv. de C. M. sec. Gen. c. 7, for the purest wine, unmixed with water. Aparine, es, f. ('ATrapi'cij.) Bot. Old name for the plant goose-grass. See Galium Aparine. Aparthrosis, is, f. ('AirapepSw, to separate.) Surg. An old term synonymous with Abar~ ticulation. Fr. anal. Aparthrose, f. Germ, syn. Ahgliederung, f. A'pathy. ('A, priv.; ira0oy, passion.) Term for the absence or privation of all passion, emotion, or excitement. Apathia, ce, f. Fr. and Germ. anal, apathie, f. Germ. syn. Gefilhllosigkeit, f.; Vnempfindlichkeit, f. Apechema, atis, n. ('Airrjxcw, to resound.) Surg. Old term for a fractiu-e of the skull called coimter-flssure. See Contra-Fissura. Fr. anal, apecheme ; syn. contre-coup, m.; contre-fissure, f. Germ. syn. Gegenhruch, m. Apel'la. (The proper name of a Jew—Judwus Apella, mentioned by Horace, and probably well known at Kome in his time.) Anat. This word has been applied to one whose prepuce does not cover the glans penis, whether this be caused by circumcision, or is congenital, or accidental. It has been supposed to be derived from d, priv.; pellis,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21462124_0099.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
