The medical vocabulary, containing a concise explanation of the terms used in medicine and its accessory sciences : to which is appended a selection of Indian medical words in common use / by Robert Fowler.

Date:: 1875

Credit: The medical vocabulary, containing a concise explanation of the terms used in medicine and its accessory sciences : to which is appended a selection of Indian medical words in common use / by Robert Fowler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$animal period.—Brongriiart. Having no living analogues known. Anteflexion of the Uterus (L. ante, before; fleeto, I bend). The bending forwards of the body of the womb upon its cervix. Antelabium (L. ante, before; labium, lip). Anat. The extremity of the lip. Anteme'diary (L. ante, before ; me- dium, middle). Bot. Applied to petals that are opposite the sepals of the calyx.—Mirbel. Antemet'ic (aim, anti, against ; e/u.eto, emeo, I. vomit). Applied adj. and subs, to medicines which allay sickness, or prevent vomiting. Antenna (L. yard-arm). Zool. PI. 1. The jointed feelers or horns upon the heads of insects and Crustacea. 2. The analogous parts, which are not jointed, in other animals. Antennif'erous (L. antenna, yard- arm; fero, I bear). Bearing Antennae. An ten rii form (L. antenna ; and forma, form). Besembling Antennae. Antepeetus (L. ante, before; pectus, breast). Entom. The anterior area or segment of the Pectus, or inferior surface of the trunk. Antephial'tic (aim, anti, against; e^idAri]?, ephialtes, nightmare). Ap- plied adj. and subs, to a remedy against nightmare. Antepileptic (dim, anti, against; emAi^is, epilepsis, epilepsy). Applied adj. and subs, to medicines opposed to, or curative of, epilepsy. Anterior (L. ante, before.) Anat. Applied to parts situated in front of the median line. Anterotic (dim, anti, against; epco?, eros, love). Syn. of Antaphrodisiac. Ante'sternum (L. ante, before; sternum, breast-bone). Entom. The first or anterior division of the sternum. Anteversion of the Bladder or Uterus (L. ante, before; verto, I turn). The tilting forwards of the fundus, whilst the cervix is projected backwards. Anthsemorrha'gic (dim, anti, against; alpa, aima, blood; pijyvujui, regnumi, I burst forth). Applied 45 adj. and subs, to medicines possessing the power of checking haemorrhage. Antheemop'tyic (dim, anti, against; aip.07mnTc69, aimoptuikos, spitting of blood). Opposed to, or controlling, haemoptysis, or spitting of blood. Anthec'tic (dim, anti, against; sktl- kos, ekticos, hectic). Opposed to, or overcoming, phthisis, or consumption. Anthela (a.v0?]Ai.ov, anthelion, dim. avQr)\i), anthele, blossom). Bot. A compound and ramous cluster, the axis of which is very short, and the branches very long or expanded.—E. Meyer. Ant'helix. Etym. as, and Syn. of Antihelix. Anthelmin'tic (dim, anti, against; eAp.iv?, elmins, worm). Applied adj. and subs, to a medicine which kills, expels, or removes the tendency to the development of, intestinal worms. Anther (av0o?, anthos, young bud). Bot. The summit or top of the stamen which contains the pollen. Antheridia (same). Bot. Little ovate bodies, generally shortly stalked, and consisting of a cellu- lar external wall enclosing a large cavity. They are found in various situations of flowerless plants. Antheri'ferous(L. anther; and fero, 1 bear). Bot. Producing or bearing anthers. Anthe'riform (L. anther; and forma, form). Syn. of Antheroid. Anthero'genous (dv0o?, anthos, young bud; y evvdw, gennad, I beget). Bot. Applied to double flowers, in which the anthers are converted into horn-like petals.—De Candolle. Antheroid (<xv0o?, anthos, young bud; eldog, eidos, shape). Besembling an anther. Antherozoa. Antherozoids (av0og, anthos, young bud; £wov, zoon,animal; elSo?, eidos, shape). Cer- tain spiral filaments, or molecules with vibratile appendages, discharged from the antheridia of flowerless plants. Anthesis (dv0o?, anthos, flower). Bot. The opening of the flower. An'thine (dv0o?, anthos, flower). Bot. Of, or belonging to, a flower. Anthobran'chiate (dv0o?, anthos, flower; /3pdyxta> bragchia, bragchise). Zool. Having the branchiae disposed$