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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    the swingmg motion is predominant, as in a hammock. .ffiquilib'rium. (^quus, equal ; libro, to weigh.) jSat. Philos. State of rest which occurs when forces aiJi^lied to the same body are equally opposed : equipoise. .ffiquivalve'. (yEquit,s,&q\m\; valvce, folding - doors.) Bot. Having equal valves; applied to a dehiscent pericarp, so formed. A'er. ('A^p, the atmosphere.) Nat. Philos. The natural or atmospheric air. A. Fixus. Chejn. Fixed air, or car- bonic acid gas. A'erated. {Aer.) Chem. Applied to substances impregnated with car- bonic acid gas. Aerhsemocton'ia. (Same ; alixa, blood ; ktSvos, the act of killing.) Sud- den death by the introduction of air into the veins. Aerhse'motox'ia. ('Ai^p; al/ia, blood; ToftK^c, a poison.) Poisoningby the admission of air into the circulation. Aer'ial Ac'id. Chem. Carbonic acid gas. A. Plants. Bot. Certain plants which can live by absorf)tion from the atmosphere, without requiring their roots to be fixed to any jDlace, as the Flos aer is. A erophyte. Aer'iferous. (Aer ; fero, to carry.) Air-bearing. Anat., Physiol. Apjjlied to the windjupe, bronchi, etc. Aerifica'tion. (A er ; fctcio, to make.) Clievi. Converting of a body into gas. Aer'iform'. [Aer; forma.) Chem. Having the form of air or gas ; gaseous. Aerob'ic. {a-fip ; pLos, life.) Term applied to iDtomaines (animal alka- loids), which require oxygen of the air for their formation. They give off COo and urea during the process. Aer'odj^am'ics. (A-rip; dijvafxn, power.) A^at. Philos. The doctrine of air, and its properties while in motion. Aerog'raphy. (Aer; ypdcpu, to write.) Nat. Philos. A description of the air. Aerolite'. (Aijp; \ldo^, a stone.) Nat. Philos. Applied to stones which are believed to fall from the heavens : aeroliths; also termed Metewolite. Brontoliths. A'erol'ogy. ('A^p; X670S, a dis- course.) Nut. Philos. A treatise or consideration of the properties of air. A'firom'eter. ('A.rjp; nirpov, a measure.) Cliem. An instrument for ascertaining the density of gases. A'erom'etiy. ('Arqp ; ixerpiw, to measure.) Nat. Philos. Science of ascertaining the physical properties of atmospheric air. Aer6ph6'bia. ('Arqp ; 06/3os, fear.) Pathol. Dread of currents of air; in hydrophobia and some other diseases it induces a jiaroxysm. A'erOphyte. (A'er; ^uTi;/, aplant.) See Aerial Plants. Aer'oscope. (Same; (tkott^w, to ex- amine.) An apjiaratus for examining the purity of the air microscopically. S^rosQ. (y]is, copper; terminal -osus.) Chem. Of the nature of cojjper; coppery; erose. A'erostat'ic. ('Ar}p ; araTiKr}, the science of weights.) Nat. Philos. Per- taining to the science of the weight of air, or Aerostatics. A'erostat'ics. (Same.) Nat.Philos. The doctrine of air, its specific gra\'ity and lu oi^erties in a state of rest. Aerosta'tion. (Aer; s<o, to stand.) Nat. Philos. The raising and sujiport- ing of heavj' bodies by the buoyancy of heated air, or light gases, received into a s])lierical bag called a balloon. Aerotherapeu'tics. (Same ; depa- TreOu}, to cm-e.) A mode of treating disease by varying the pressure .and composition of the surrounding atmo- sphere. JGrQ'ginous. (^Erugo; terminal -osus.) Chem. Pertaining to copper- rust, or verdigris : eruginous. Nat. Philos. Ap]ilied to a bluish green colour like verdigris, or the leaves of some i)ine-trees. .ffirtl'go. (Contr. JEris ntblgo, inist of cojiper.) Cliem. The rust of a metal, especially copper. Mat. Med. Phar- macopoeial name of the impure sub- acetate of copper; verdigi-is. Viride mris. JEsta'tes. (Nom. pi. of jEstas, sum-