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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    Allantoic Ac'id. Chem. The substance allautoi'u. Allan'toid. ('AXXSs; terminal •ules.) Eesembliug a sausage. A. Mem'brane. Physiol. A vascular vesicle, communicating witli the bladder by the urachus ; and con- taining the foetal urine ; it exists in almost all the Matmmdia ; also termed Allantois. Allan'toin. {Allantois.') Chem. The nitrogenous constituent in the urine of the fcetus of the cow ; also termed Allantoic acid. Allan'tois. {'AAAas, dfroj, a saus- age ; eiSos, likeness.) Physiol. The human allantois is a small, very vas- cular vesicle, sprouting from the end of the embryo. Also synonymous wth Allanioid membrane. Allan't6t6x'icum. ('AXXSs; to^l- Kov, a jjoison.) A jioison developed in putrid saiisages made of blood and liver ; often proving speedily fatal. Al'larton's Operation. (From an English surgeon.) A modification of median lithotomy, in which the mem- branous urethra is directly inmctured, and the external opening is enlarged as the bistoury is withdrawn. An ordi- nary staff is used and the left finger in the rectum. Al'lelu'ia. (Heb.) Bot. Monkish name for the Oxalis acetosella, because plentiful in Kogation-week ; when the priests, etc., sung their hallelujahs. Alliac'eous. (Allium.) Of the nature of garlic. Allium. ('AXiofj-ai, to avoid ; be- cause of its offensive smell.) Name for Allium sativum, or garlic plant. A genus, Ord. Liliacece. Allochiria. (AXXos; xf^P, a hand.) A symptom first described by Ober- meister in 1882, in which there is per- ception of sensation on the opposite side of the body to that on which the excitation is made. AlloeS'sis. ('AXXoi6aj, to render dif- ferent.) Physiol. A cliange in the constitution. Allop'athy. (AXXos, other ; Trd^os, suffering.) Med. The science of remedying diseased action by indue-, ing influence of a different kind : used sometimes but incorrectly as a term for legitimate practice. Allot'rifiphag'ia. {'AWbrpios, not l^roper; (pdyw, to eat.) Med. De- jiraved appetite, or desire for improper food. Same as Pica. Allot'rSpism'. (AXXos, other; Tpowr], conversion ; terminal -t(r/Uos.) Chem. The existing of the same in- gredients in two or more conditions, each being possessed vnt\\ different physical and chemical properties ; as suli^hur melted at a high temperature which, before doing so, was bright yellow and brittle, becomes dark, tena- cious, and may be drawn out into threads like caoiitchouc. AUox'an. Chem. A product ob- tained in the oxidation of uric acid by nitric acid. Alloxan'tin. Chem.. A substance obtained by boiling and evaporating a concentrated solution of alloxan. Alloy. (Fr. Aloyer, to mix metals.) Chem. A combination of any two metals (excepting mercury), etc., the least valuable being called the alloy. See Amalgam. All'spice. M. Med. The ft-uit of the Myrtus pimenta. Allu'vial. (Alluo, to wash.) Geol. Api^lied to rocks, or beds of recent formation ; which had acquired the matter deposited by the waters. Allii'vium. (Alluo, to wash.) Geol. The material of new lands or islets, by the action of water accumulating mud and debris in particular situations. Al'mond. (Fr.Amande.) Bot. The fruit, both bitter and sweet, of Amyg- dalus communis. Al'monds of the Ears. Anat. The small external glands near the ears. A. of the Throat. Anat. The tonsils. Aloe. (Heb. Ahlah, growing near the sea.) Pharmacopoeial name of the Aloe spicala, AI Socotri?ia, and other species of aloe. A genus, Ord. Liliacew. A. Barbadensls. Bot., M. Med. Pharmacopoeial name of Barbadoes aloes, or insi)issated juice of the cut leaf of tlie Aloe vidgaris. A. S6c6t'rlna. M. Med. Phar-