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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    Nat. Philos. That property of tlie solar rays bywhicli they produce chemi- cal effects as in photography. Also that branch of physics which treats of the radiation of heat or light. ActlnScar'pous. ('A/cris ; Kapvbs, fruit.) Bot. Having troiiho - sperms or wings radiated like the rays of fruit. Actlnold'. (AktJj; terminal-zrfes.) Resembling a ray. Actln6m'6ter. (AktIs ; nirpov, a measure.) Nat. Philos. An instru- ment for indicating the sun's power. Actino'myco'sis. (Same; Mycosis.) An inflammatory affection commonest in the mouth witli the formation of granulomata, set up by a fungus (the actinomyces). Actlnoz'oa. ('Akt^s ; fiSo:', an ani- mal.) Zodl. One of the two great divi- sions of the Ccelenterata. The sea anemona, stone coral, and beroe are representatives of the grouii which pos- sess appendages and surface radiated. Ac'tion. (Ago, to do.) Physiol. Exercise of an active power ; a faculty or function of the body. A. Reflex. See Rcjlex Action. Ac'tive. (Same.) Pharm., Surg. Acting with energy; apj^lied to medical treatment of the sick, when the reverse of routine practice is observed. Applic- able iu the same sense, to medicines, and to surgical remedies. Ac'tual Caut'ery. Surg. Red-hot iron, or fire, used as a cautery ; because having immediate effect, in distinction from caustic substances, termed jjoteu- tial cauteries. Acuduc'tor. [A cus, a point; dtico, to lead.) A grooved director. Acdleate. (vlciiZws,a prickle.) Bot., Physiol. Having prickles. Acfll'eus. (Acus. a needle.) Bot. A prickle from the bark or epidermis of any part of a jilaut, which may be peeled off with the bark. AcQminate'. (Acwnen, a point.) Bot. Pointed, tapered. Acupres'sure. (Acus; premo, to liress.) Surg. Sir. J. Y. Simpson's plan of securing against hajmorrhage iu wounds or operations, by inserting a needle through the skin, down and iiuderneath the divided vessel, and retm'ning its point to the cutaneous surface. In aneurism the needle is made to cross over the vessel and com- press it. Acupunc'ture. (Acus; 2mngo, to prick.) Surg. Small punctures made with a needle. The skin being rendei-ed tense. A remedial process, long jirac- tised in Persia and China ; and now in Britain for neuralgia, etc. A'cus. (Lat. a needle.) A surgical needle, bodkin, or pin. Also Chaff. A. Can'nillat'a. Surg. Atrochar: a cannulated needle. A. Interpunctoria. Surg. A couch- ing needle. A. Ophthal'mica. Surg. Acouch- iug or oj)lithalmic needle. A. Triquet'ra. Surg. Atrochar: a three-cornered needle. Acfttangillar'. (Aciltus, sharp; angHlus, a corner.) Bot. Having sharp angles. Acute'. (Acuo, to point.) Bot. Ending in a point. Pathol. Applied to diseases which have violent sjnnp- toms, attended with danger ; and ter- minating quickly. AciltSnac'tlluni. (Acus, a needle ; tenaculum, a handle.) Surg. A holder for a needle; also called Porte-aiguille. Acy'S.iioblep'sia. (A, priv.; ic!/avoi, blue ; /SX^TTw, to look upon.) Pathol. Defect of vision by which blue colour cannot be distinguished. Acye'sis. (A, ju-iv. ; K6r]a-is, preg- nancy.) Physiol. Sterility iu women. Acys'tia. ('A, neg. ; Kiycrrts, a bag.) Absence of the urinary bladder. Acystoner'via. (Same ; vevpof, a nerve.) Paralysis of tlie bladder. Ad. A prefix signifying generally to or at. Ad deliq'uium. Med. To fainting; a direction for venesection. Ad Pondus Om'nium. Med. To the weight of the whole: used in prescriptions to indicate the proportion of some ingredient. Adacrya. (A, neg. ; SdKpvov, a tear.) Defective secretion of tears.