Volume 1

The New Sydenham Society's lexicon of medicine and the allied sciences : (based on Mayne's Lexicon) / by Henry Power and Leonard W. Sedgwick.

  • Henry Power
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MDCCCLXXXI [1881]-MDCCCXCIX [1899]
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Credit: The New Sydenham Society's lexicon of medicine and the allied sciences : (based on Mayne's Lexicon) / by Henry Power and Leonard W. Sedgwick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ALECTOROLOPHUS—ALEURITES. a cock, or capon, after it is four years old; it was said also to possess great virtues, rendering those who wear it rich and brave. It acts as a philtre, and restrains thirst. Alectorol'ophus. CAXiK-rtop, a cock ; /\d^os, the cock's comb. G. Hahnenkamm.) The Crista galli of the ethmoid bone. Also, a plant used by the Romans in cough and opacities of the cornea, identified with Rh'man- ihus Crista Galli. (PI. 27, 5, 23.) Alectoromor'pliae. (' aXektw/j, a cock; fiopcpy'i, form.) A synonym of Gallincs^ Alec'trides. (Same etymon.) The Crista galli of the ethmoid bone. Alec'tros. (Gr.) Same as Alectrus. Alectril'rouSa ('AX£/cTW|0,acock; oiipa,^ tail.) Cock-tailed; having a tail like the cock's. Alec'trus. ('A, neg.; XiKTpov, a bed. G. ehelos.) Without a bed; unmarried. Alectryoiiia.xi'tia>- {'AXiKi-wp, a cock; mavTtia, prophecy.) Divination from the order in which a cock picked up grains distributed upon an alphabet. Ale'gra'X'. (^^^, and F. <^^yr^, sour.) Vinegar. Ale'grill- Ale in which the leaves of the Nepeta glechoma, the ground ivy, have been infused. Ale'hoof. (^^e; A. S. acrown.) The Nepeta glechoma. Aleim'ma. {'A\eL<pu}, to anoint.) An ointment of any kind. Aleipll'a. ('A\zL<pa, anointing oil; from uXzLcpM, to anoint.) Name for an ointment made Avith medicated oils. Used by Hippocrates, I. ii, cle Morb. xxvi. 14. Aleipte'rium. (^KK^nrn-npiov.) The place for anointing in the gymnasia. Aleip'tron. (AXeitttpoi/, for l^aXsiTr- Tpov.) A box for ointments. Alelae'on. (^'AXiXawv, from aXs, salt; sXaLov, olive oil.) A term for a compound of salt and oil to be applied to tumours; used frequently by Galen. (Quincy.) Ale'ma. (AXrj/xa, from aXio), to grind.) Fine ilour. Alem'bic. (Arab, article al; a/x/3i^, a cup or pot, from a/xj8?/, a projecting lip, or, perhaps, from a/uL^aivco, for avapaivw, to ascend. F. alambic; G. Destillirkolben.) Name for a utensil made of glass, metal, or earthenware, by means of which distillations were conducted; consisting of a body, the cucurbit, with a conical head, the capitol, adapted to it, from which a beak descends to be inserted into a receiver, or condenser; a moorshead; a capi- tulum. Also, an ancient name for Hydrargyrum, or mercury. Alem'broth. (Chald. The key of art.) The preparation Sal alenibroth; also called salt of wisdom, HgCl2.2NH4Cl.H2O, a chloride of mercury and ammonium, corresponding to the Hydrargyrum pi-a3cipitatum album of the late London Pharmacopoeia. A.M desicca'tum. A term for Sal tartari, the carbonate of potash. Alemzadar. Arabic for Sal ammoniacum, native ammonium chloride. Alemzadati Same as Alemzadar. Ale'non. Ancient epithet, Gr. aXt]ov eXaiov, of oil of almonds, according to Aetius, vii. 69. (Gorrseus.) Aleocliar'ides. A Subfamily of the Family Staphylinides, Group Fentaniera, Order Coleoptera. The antenna) inserted on the inner border of the eyes. Al'eoS- ('AXaos, for <iXe£ii/os, lying open to the sun, from aXta, warmth.) An old word sometimes signifying heat, according to Hip- pocrates, i, de Ilorb. Mul. xiv, 6, 8. Alepido'tUS. ('A, neg.; XtirU, a scale. G. schuppenlos.) Without scales. Alep'po but'ton. The Aleppo evil. i£L. boil. A synonym of evil. JSL, e'vil. (F. bouton d'Alcp; G. Aleppo- beule; Arab. Habab el seuch.) A tuberculous exanthem developing in the subcutaneous cellular tissues, and subsequently attacking the skin, which ulcerates underneath scabs. The duration of its evolution is a year; it chiefly attacks the face and extremities. There is little or no accompanying pain or fever. Common in Aleppo, but seen also in Bagdad, Ispahan, Egypt, and other eastern places. Occurs at all ages, is not contagious; due to endemic causes; sometimes single; it sometimes appears in crops. No treat- ment appears to be effective ; energetic cauterisa- tion has been recommended. It appears to be of the same nature as the Delhi sore. Late observations would seem to show that cases of syphilis, scrofulous disease, lupus, and other disorders, have been confounded with the true Aleppo evil. .A., pus'tule. The Aleppo evil. •B^m scaiu'mony. A name formerly given to the better kinds of scammony. A.m ul'cer. The Aleppo evil. Al'es. (AXs.) Old term for a compound salt. Adjectively this word means heaped or collected together; sometimes it means con- tracted, as when applied to the uterus in that state; Gr. aXes, the tonic form of aXts, used by Hippocrates, iv. Epid. xxix, 10, Alesll- Old term for the Alumen plumosim. (Quincy.) Al'et. France ; Depart, de I'Aude; Arrond. de Limoux. Bicarbonated calcic waters. There are three warm springs, of which, the hottest, is 28° C. (82-4° F.), and one cold and ferruginous. They are easily digested, and are used in dys- pepsia. Al'eth. Same as Alet. Ale'ton. (AXijToy, that which is ground ; from dXto), to grind.) A term for meal or farina. Ale'tris. A Genus of the Nat. Ord. Kcemo- doracece. Also, the former pharmacopoeial name, U.S., of the root of the Aletris farinosa. al'ba. A synonym of A. farinosa. A., au'rea. Hab. United States. Has similar properties to A. farinosa. A.m farino'sa. Star grass. Hab. United States. Leaves sessile, entire, lanceolate, smooth; tiowers in a slender scattered spike ; calyx absent; corolla oblong, tubular, si^-partite, white. The root is small, crooked, branched, blackish, intensely bitter. Does not precipitate salts of iron. In small doses, ten grains^ tonic and stomachic. Used in colic, dropsy, and chronic rheumatism. It sometimes produces nausea, and in large doses it is cathartic, emetic, and slightly narcotic. It is said to have an action on the uterus. Aletu'dO. (L., from alo, to nourish. G. Fettsein.) Obesity; fatness of the body. Aleuri'teS. ('AXeu/jit?)?, of wheaten meal. G. Gtimmilacbaum.) A Genus of the Nat. Ord. Euphorbiacece.
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