Mayne's medical vocabulary : being an explanation of all terms ... / R.G. Mayne.

  • Mayne, R. G. (Robert Gray), 1808-1868.
Date:
1889
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    earth, equidistant from the iioles aiul separating the globe into nortliern and southern hemisplieres. EquI'dse. {Equus; terminal -Ida;.) ZuiJl. A))plied to a Fanuly having the EqiiKs, or horse, for its type. Equina'tion. (Same.) The inocu- lation with lymph from the gi-ease in a horse. Equl'nia. (Equus, a horse.) Patluil. The disease Farcy, or glanders. Equinoc'tial. Belonging to the equino.x. E'quinox. {yEqiius, equal; nox, night.) Astron., Geol. The time when the days and nights are of equal length all over the earth, except just under the pole—21st March and 23d Sept- ember. Equi'seta'ceous. (Jiqulsetum, the herb horse-tail.) Boi. Having an arrangement, as in the Equisetum; applied to a Nat. Ord. {-aceai). E'quitant. (EquUo, to ride.) Bot. Laminated ; riding, or folded one upon another. Equita'tion. (Same.) Med. Ex- ercise on horseback ; riding. Equiv'alents. {yEqutvaleo, to be of like value.) Chem. A series of numbers indicating the relative quan- tities of the elements which will re- place one another in chemical combin- ation. Erec'tile Tis'sue. A nat. A pecu- liar tissue susceptible of erection, or rapid turgesceuce by an increased flow of blood. Erec'tor. {Erlgo, to erect.) Anat. Applied to certain muscles which raise or straighten parts. E'remacau'sis. ('Hp^/x<?,by degrees; KaOtrty, a burning.) Chem. The slow combustion, or oxidation, to which organic bodies are liable. Er'fithism. {'Epe^tfoj, to vex ; terminal -ismus.) Pathol. The state of increased vital action, and irritability attending the early stage of acute dis- eases or the too free use of mercury ; or sexual incentive—under certain circumstances. Ergot. (Fr. Ergot, a spur.) M. Med. The seed, diseased by a parasitic fungus, of Secale cornutum, or ergot of rye. Er'gotin. \ (Ergot.) M.Med. The Er'gotine. / active principle of ergot. Er'gdtism. Pathol. The poison- ous effects of ergot of rye. Erod'ent. {Erodo, to eat into.) Eating into. Ero'sion. (Same.) Pathol. Similarto ulceration ; an eating or gnawing into. Erot'ic. (Epwy, love.) Pathol. Pertaining to love. Er5't6ma'ma. (Epwj ; fiavia, mad- ness.) Pathol. Melancholy, or mad- ness, caused by love. Erran'tia. (yirro, to wander.) Zolil. Au Order of the Annelida, including sea-mice, etc. Erratic. (Same.) Pathol. Wander- ing ; moving from one place to another. Er'rhine. ('Ec, in; plv, from the more pure form ph, pivbs, the nose.) Pharm. Increasing the natural secre- tion of the membrcane lining the nose ; sternutatory. Eructa'tion. (Eructo, to belch.) Med. Any sudden burst of flatus, or liquid, by the mouth. Erup'tion. (Erumjio, to burst out.) Pathol. A discoloration, or breaking out of pim])les on the skin. ErJ^si'pSlas. ('Epi5w, to draw; viXas, near.) Pathol. Redness or iuflanmiation of some part of the skin, with fever, inflammatory or typhoid ; find generally, vesications on the affected part and symptomatic fever : St. Anthony's fire ; the rose. Erysipgratoid. ) (Er^slpilas; ter- Erysipel'atus. \ minal -ides.) Pathol. Resembling erysipelas. ErJIihe'ma. ('Epu^a/i'w, to redden.) Aled. Re<lness of a jiai-t; a mere blush or efflorescence not accompanied by swelling, vesication, or fever ; in- flammatory blush. Erythem'atous. Relating to or allied to erythema. Erythrse'a. {'I&pv0patos, red.) A genus, Ord. Gcntianaceai. E. Centaur'ium. M. Med. The conunon centaury, or Chironia cen- taurium.
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