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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    Adenop'athy. (Same ; vddos, a dis- ease.) Affections or diseases of glands. Adgno'phaiyagl'tis. ('AdT^v ; (pdpvy^, the pharynx ; terminal -His.) Pathol. Inflammation of the tonsils and pharynx. Adfino'phtliarmia. {'KSriv; &<f>da\- fj.6s, the eye.) Pathol. Inflammation of tlie Meibomian glands. AdSnos'clero'sis. {'Adrjv; (TKk-qpbui, to harden.) Pathol. A hard indolent .swelling of a gland, not of a caucerons character. Adfinose'. ('AS^j*; terminal -tbStjs.) Anat. Having many glands: glau- dulous. Adeno'ses. (Same.) Chronic disease of the glandular system. Ad6n6t6ni'y. ('Ad-^v; T^yai/w.tocut.) Anat. Dissection of the glands. Aden Ulcer, Ulceration of the leg allied to beri-beri. Adephag'ia. See Addephagia. Ad'eps. (Latin.) The soft fat of animals. Lard or mutton suet. Ader'mia. (A, priv; Upfia, the skin.) Absence or defect of the .skin. Adhe'sion. (^1 dJmereo, to stick to.) Chem. Property by which certain bodies attract others ; and their jiarti- cles adliere to each other. Surg. One of the terminations of inflammation. The union of two surfaces. It may be either primary or secondary. Adhe'sive. (Same.) Having the property of adhesion. A. Inflamma'tion. Surg. The process by which incised wounds, when brought into exact contact, unite with- out suppuration, constituting union hy the first intention. A. Plaster. Phann. Common name for Emplastrum lithargyri cum resind. Emplas'trum adhceSivum, and the E. resinai. Adiaphdre'sis. (A, priv.; 8iacpopiio, to digest.) Med. Deficient cutaneous perspiration. See Adiapneustia. Adiaph'firous. (A, priv.; Siatpopiu, to difi'er.) Chevi., Pharm. Formerly applied to the medicines which did neither good nor harm ; also to neu- tral salts. Adiapneus'tia. (A, priv.; Sia-n-viu, to perspire.) Pathol. Absence, ob- struction, or diminution of pensiwra- tion. Adiathe'sic. (A, neg. ; diathesis.) Ai:)plied to diseases not due to con- genital diathesis. Ad'ipocere. [Adeps, fat; cera, wax.) Chem. A ]3eculiar substance somewhat like fat, or sjjermaceti; formed by spontaneous conversion of animal matter when exposed to moist- ure, air being excluded ; grave-wax. Ad'ipose. (Adeps; terminal -Osus.) Anat. Of the nature of fat; fatty. A. Ar'teries. Anat. Branches of the diaphragmatic, capsular, and renal arteries ; they supply the fat round the kidneys. A. Mem'brane. 1 Anat. Cellu- A. Tis'sue. J lar membrane with fat collected in its cells. Panni- ctdus Adiposus. Adipo'sis. (Ade2}s.) Physiol. The gro'W'tli of fatness or obesity. Adiposu'ria. (Same; oi5poi',uriue.) Fatty iiriue. Adip'sia. (A, priv. ; dl^a, thirst.) Absence of thh\st. Adip'sos. ) (Same.) Med. Allay- Adip'sous. ] ing thirst; applied to medicines (liquorice, etc.) and fruits which so act. Ad'itus. (^cZ,to ; eo,to go.) An approach or entrance to a canal or duct. Adjuto'rium. (Adjuvo, to assist.) An old term for the humerus or brachium. Ad'jdvant. (Same.) Med. Assist- ing other remedies. Admix'ture. [Admisceo, to blend together.) Pharm. A blending of one substance mth another. Adnate'. (Adnascor, to grow to.) Bat. Connected or grown together. AdOlescen'ce. (A dSlesco, to grow.) Physiol. The period between puberty and full development: from 14 to 25 in males, 12 to 21 in females. Adol'ia. A plant of Hindostan. It contains an oil which the natives employ to accelerate parturition. Adopt'er. (Adopto, to choose one