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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    Acid'ifiab'le. (Acidus; fio, to be- come.) Chem. Capable of becoming acid. Acid'ifica'tion. {^Acldiis; fUcio, to make.) Chem. The act or process of forming, or impregnating with acid. Acidifying. (Same.) Cliem. Mak- ing acid; converting into acid ; acidifi- ant. Acidim'etry. {Acidus; ixeTpi(j),io measure.) Chem. The j)rocess by which the amount of uncombined or free acid is determined. Acidity. (Acldm.) Chem. The quality of sourness. See Acor. Acid'ulated. (ActdUhis, dim. aci- dus.) Slightly blended with acid. Acid'ulous. (Same.) Chem. Very slightly acid ; subacid. Acid'um. (^ceo, to be sour.) CAem. See Acid. Acidur'gia. ('Akij, a point or a surgical bandage; ^p70j', work.) Opera- tive surgery, especially that involving the escape of blood. Acles. ('Ak^, a sharp point.) A name for iron or steel; also for the rows of the phalanges of the fingers. Acln'aclform. ('AKiudK-rji, a scimi- tar ;/oma, resemblance.) BoL Like a scimitar. Aclnesla. (A, priv.; Klvrjais, mo- tion.) Pathol. Loss of mofe've jiower in the whole or part of the body; also the interval between two beats of the heart. Acine'tic. (Same.) Producing ar- rest of movement. Acin'iform. (Acinus; forma, re- semblance.) Having ajjpearauce of a grape ; grapelilce. Acino'us. (Acinus.) Having or full of acini. Ac'iuus. (AKivot, the stone of grapes; a grape.) Anat. The ctecal termination of the duct of a gland or of an excretory tube. Bot. The small berries which form the fruit of the bramble, rasp, etc. Also, a sj)ecies of thyme, sometimes spelt Acinos. Acleitocar'dia. (AKXetros, not closed ; KapUa, heart.) The persist- ence of the foramen ovale between the auricles of the heart. Acmse'o. {'AK/Maios, in full bloom.) Words beginning with this prefix refer to adults. Ac'me. ('Akixtj, the height, summit; a point.) Pathol. The highest degree, or height of a disease ; the crisis. Ac'ne. (Undoubtedly the same as the foregoing. 'Ak/jl-/) [not 'AKvri], vigour, energy, high health, prune of life.) Pathol. A papular eruption, generally confined to the face, neck, shoulders, or breast; those affected being usually in the state and at the period of life indicated by the above derivation. It is due to blocking of the sebaceous glands of the skin with secondary inflammation in them and in the hair follicles. AcceHous. (A, priv.; KolXia, the belly.) Pathol. Having no belly; wasted to such a degree as to present tliis appearance. Acola'sia. (A, neg.;/c^Xatrty, aprun- iug.) Intemiierance or lust. Acol'ogy. (Akos, a remedy; \6yos, a discourse.) Med. The doctrine of remedies. Aco'mia. (A, neg.; KSf^-q, hair.) Want or deficiency of hair ; baldness. Acond'j^Ious. (A, priv.; KdvdvXos, a joint.) BoL Without joints. Ac'Onlte. M. Med. Common name for Aconitum Napellus. AcOnitla, (Aconitu^n.) M. Med. Tlie poisonous principle of Aconittim Napellus: aconitin. Produciug ting- ling and numbness of the lips or skin to which api^lied. And in larger doses, dryness of the throat,deafuess, vomiting, sweatiug, and death. Ac6iilt'um. (Corr.'AK6j'Tioj',adart.) The Aconiti folia and radix; the A. Napelliradix ; monk's-hood, or wolf's- bane. Ac'or. (ylce?-,sharp.) Pathol. Acid- ity, as in the stomach, from iadigestion. Acor'mous. (A, priv.; KSp/xos, the trunk of a tree.) Bot. Having no stem. Ac'dnim. 1 (AAcopoi'.) Pharmaco- Ac'6rus. / poeial name for Acorus calamus. AcOtJ'led'on. (A, priv.; KorvXrjSihv 6vos, a seed-lobe.) Bot. A plant having no seed-lobe or cotyledon. This class of flowerless plants is usually divided