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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    pired in ordinary breathing ; generally about 30 cubic inches. Air, Vital. Chein. Oxygen gas. Akatapha'sia. (A, jiriv. ; Kara- (palvo, to declare.) Inability to form a perfect sentence. Akine'sis. (A, priv. ; kiv^w, to set in motion.) Absence or defect of movement. Al'a. (Cont. Axilla, the arm-pit.) A \viug,sails of ships, feathers of arrows, etc. Anat. Applied to parts, from their resemblance to the foregoing ; as Alee nasi, etc.; also, the arm-pit. Bot. Applied to side petals of papilionaceous flowers ; and angles formed by leaves or stalks, with their branches, etc. A. Vespertilio'nis. Anat. (Wing of tliebat.) Applied to that part between the Fallo]iian tube and the ovary. Alabas'ter. ('AXd^ao-rpov.) Min- eral. Has two varieties : calcareous alabaster, or calc sinter, a carbonate of lime ; and gypseous alabaster, or gyp- sum, a sulphate of lime. Alabas'tnun. (Same.) Bot. The five green leaves which form the calyx of some flowers before expansion of the bud. Alalia. (A, priv.; XaX^w, to speak.) Med. A defect of articulation. Alar Ligaments. Two lateral folds of the synovial membrane of the knee joint. A. Veins. Anat. Superficial veins, at the bend of the arm. Alate'. (.4 ^a, a wing.) Bot. Winged, as certain stems and leaf-stalks having side-membranes. Albad'aran,orAldab'aran. (Arab.) The small osseous mass, or sesamoid hone, which rests on the metatarso- phalangeal point of the large toe. Supernatural influence was attributed to it amongst the Eastern Magi. Albicans. {AUilco, to grow white.) A nat. Applied to two small bodies on the base of the brain, the Corpora al- bicantia. Albi'no. {AIbus, white.) Physiol. Originally applied to negi'o examples ; but now to natives of any country who happen to be born with their skin, hair, and iris of unnatural whiteness ; with a rose-colour within the eyes. Albiven'trate. {Albtis, white, ; venter, the belly.) Zoiil. Having a white belly. Albtlgin'eous. {Albugo, the white of the eye.) Like tlie sclerotic coat of the eye ; also, pertaining to albumen, or white of egg. Anat. Applied to a mendjrane of the eye, also to a covering of the testicles ; each named Tunica albuginea. Albtlgo. {Albus.) Anat. The white of the eye. Physiol. White of egg, albumen ; albugo ovi. Surg., Pathol. A white opacity of the cornea, not superficial, but affecting its very sub- stance ; also called the pin and web. See Arc/ema Leuconui. Albd'men. (Albus.) Bot. The mucilaginous substance between the integuments and embryo of seeds ; the eudosiierm, or perisperm. Chem. A constituent principle in the animal and vegetable kingdoms ; indicated by its property of coagulability on application of heat. Physiol. The varieties of animal albumen are muscle A, Ovum A, and Serum A. Albu'minate. (Same.) The com- bination of albumen with certain bases. Albu'minoid. (Same; elSos,form.) Resembling albumen. A synonym of proteid. A. principles form the chief part of the organs and tissues of the animal body and of plants. Albu'minous. (Albumen; terminal •osns.) Having the nature of albumen. Albu'mins. A general term for all kinds of albumen. Albllmintlr'ia. (Albumen; urlna, the urine.) Pathol. An albuminous state of urine ; sometimes indicative of structural disease ; frequently depend- ent on temporary congestion. Albur'num. (Albtis.) Bot. The soft white substance between the iunei' bark and wood of trees. Al'chemy. (Arab, article al, chief; Xiz/tia, a melting.) A chimerical art, which proposed to find means of effect- ing a trausnnitation of metals, and a remedy for all diseases ; also spelled alchymy. Al'chymy. See Alchemy. Alclcom'. (Alee, an elk ; cornu, a