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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    macopceial uanie of Socotrine aloes, formerly attributed to the Aloe 2m-foli- ata, but now stated to be from au un- certain species. Al'oes. M. Med. English name for the inspissated juice of the several species of Aloe. Aloet'ic. Pharm. Applied to any medicine containing a large proportion of aloes. A16g6tr6phl'a. (AX070S, wthont regular, or calculable influence ; Tpi<pw, to nourish.) Pathol. Morbid or ex- cessive nutrition of any part. Aloin'. Ghem. The cathartic prin- ciple of aloes. Alopgc'ia. ('AXuvr]^, a fox; this animal being reputed as subject to loss of hair.) Pathol. The falling off of hair from the beard and eyebrows, as well as the scalp ; baldness, the effect of disease; and distinct from Calvities. Alouette's Amputation. (From a French surgeon.) A method of ampu- tation at the hip joint. Alphold'. {Alphos, a skin-disease ; terminal -Ides.) Pathol. Like Alphos, as Lepra alphoides. Alphon'sin. (Alphonso Fen-i of Naples, its inventor.) Surg. An old example of instrument, for extracting balls from wounds. Al'phos. ('AX06j, white.) Pathol. A species of leprosy: the Lepra alphos. Alpho'sis. {'AXijbis.) Physiol. Al- bino-skiu. Al'terative. [Alth-o, to-va-Ty.) Med. Medicines which re-establish languid functions of the system; without sensi- ble evacuation. Alter'nate. (AUerno, to change.) Bot. Applied to leaves or branches recurring by turns with those of the opposite side of the stem. Altema'tion of Generations. A term used to exjn'ess a form of repro- duction in which the alternate genera- tion is more fully developed. This api^lies to plants and animals, as e.g. the Equisetaceai and AjMs. Althae'a. ('AX^aia, from fiX^w, to heal.) A genus, Ord. Malvacece. Marshniallow. Althe'in. (Althaia.) Chem. An alkaline substance discovered in the marshmallow : similar to Asjjaragin. Altim'etry. (Altiis,\\\g\\; neTpioi, to measure.) Geom. The art of meas- uring heights or altitudes. Altila. (Dim. Ala, a wing.) A little wing. Entomol. Afjplied to the membranous scales (pi.) above the halteres in certain Diptera, and under the elytra of some aquatic Coleoptera : also termed Cii, and Cueilleron. Al'um. (Arab.) Chem. Aluminiimi and aninionium sulphate. Al'tlmina. (Alumen, alum.) Chem. The Ijase of Alum. AltHminif'erous. {Aluvien; f?ru, to bear.) Chem. Affording ahnn. Al'umin'ium. See Aluminum. Al'um'inous. (Alumen; terminal -usHs.) Pertaining to alum. Altlmin'um. Chem. The metallic base of Alumina, sometimes spelled A lumininm. Al'ums. Chem. Agroupof salts with constitution similar to that of common alum. Altls'ia. ('AXt^w, to become insane.) Pathol. Hallucination ; illusion ; men- tal deception, error of judgment, mis- conception. A. Elat'io. Pathol. Sentimentalisni, or mental extravagance. A. Hypochondrias'is. Pathol. Low spirits, or hyjiochondriacism. AlQtac'eous, a, um. (A lata, di*essed leatlier.) Bot. Lilce a soft, tanned skin. Alvear'ium. [Alvedre, a bee-hive.) Anat. That part of the external meatus of the ear where its cerumen is secreted. Alvedl'ar. Anat. Belonging to the alveoli, or sockets of the teeth. Alve61ate'. (Alveolus.) Having little troughs or cavities. Alvedl'iform'. (AlveQlus ; forma, likeness.) Formed lilce alveoli. AlveOl'us. (Dim. Alve^is.) A little trough. Anat. The socket of a tooth. Also the ultimate vesicles of a racemose gland. Al'veus. (Alvus, the belly.) A trough. Anat. Applied to tubes, canals; especially their enlarged portions, through which some fluid flows. A. AmpuUes'cens. Anat, The