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
Date:
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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    AMAUROSIS A MYOSI—AMBELLANIA. nerve has been injured, the seat of the injury may sometimes be determined by noticing whether optic neuritis be present or absent. If present^ the lesion is probably in front of the pene- tration of the sheath by the arteria centralis retinae; if absent, behind this point. The prog- nosis in cases of shock to the retina, even if blood be poured out, is good. Of injury to the optic nerve, either from penetrating wounds, or from jamming of the nerve at the optic foramen, bad. In injuries of the brain, the ophthalmic affection is of secondary importance. In all instances rest should be maintained. If inflammatory symptoms arise, moderate antiphlogistic measures may be adopted. trifa'cial. Amaurosis resulting from disease of one of the branches of the fiftb nerve, most frequently a dental branch. See A. reflex. IL.f urae'mic. A synonym of JJrcemic retinitis. Amaurosis a myo'si. Blindness from closure of the pupil. £L* a syn'cbysi. Blindness from closure of the pupil. A., aton'ica. A form of amaurosis of older authors, with permanent atony and dilatation of the pupil. A. dimidia'ta. (L. dimidiatus, divided.) A synonym of Hemiopia. £L. ex hsemorrha'i^ia. See Amaurosis, hcemorrhaffic. A., byster'ica. See Amaurosis, hysterical. £Lm imperfec'ta. (L. imperfectus, incom- plete.) Imperfect amaurosis. A. intermit'tens. See Amaurosis, inter- mittent. £l, lactan'tium. (L. lactans, giving suck.) Disturbance of vision arising from too prolonged nursing. A. partialis fu'grax. (Gr. Flinimer sTcotom.) A disturbance of vision lasting for some minutes or hours, and usually associated with other nervous affections, and especially with hemicrania. It consists of a dark spot or obscura- tion affecting some part of the field of vision. Its occurrence should put the surgeon on his guard for glaucoma, of an impending attack of which it is often a sign. A., pellagrro'sa. A form of amaurosis ob- served to accompany pellagra in the districts where that disease is prevalent, as in Lombardy, Spain, and some parts of France. A.. prog-ressiVa. That form of the dis- ease which results from gradually advancing atrophy of the optic nerve, or of its central or peripheral termination, A., reflecto'ria. See Amaurosis, reflex. A. saturn'ina. See Amaurosis, saturnine. £L. spasmod'ica. An old division in which the pupil is said to be permanently contracted. A., urse'mica. See Amaurosis, urcemic. Amaurospo'reae. ('A^aupo'5,dira,dusky; airSpo^, seed.) A Subdivision of Division Endo- sporem, of the Class Myxomycetes. The spores are violet or brownish violet. Amaurot'ic. Belonging to amaurosis. Amause. (Ger.) Enamel. Ama'zia. ('A, neg.; /xa^os, the breast.) Absence of one or both breasts. Am'azon stones. Small green stones used as amulets by the natives of Eio Negro. They consist of Jade or Orthoclase tinged with copper. Amazo'nios. ('A^a^oi/ios, named after the target or shield worn by the Amazons, from its likeness.) Pastil or lozenge used against flatulence and vomiting, according to Galen, de C. M. sec. Loc. I. viii. c. 3. It was composed of seeds of smalbige and anise, tops of wormwood, myrrh, pepper, and sugar. Amazo'nius. Same as Amazonios. Ama-ZUlus. A tribe of Kaffirs in Africa, near Cape Colony, now, with additions of neigh- bouring tribes, called simply Zulus. Am'ba. (Cing.) The cultivated Mango tree. Ambad'edO. (L. ambi, around; ad( do, to eat up. G. ring sum befressen, ganz verzehren.) To eat away entirely. Amba'iba. A tree of Brazil. The Cecro- pia peltata of Linnaeus. Amba'jO. (G. Irrweg, Tduschung.) Error, illusion. Am'ba-Kan'da. A gall-like excrescence from the Mango tree, which in Behar is employed n;edicinally. Am'balam. A name of the Mango tree, Mangifera indica. Ambalan. (Malay.) Lac, obtained from the Annona squamosa. Am'bapooreOa The Indian name of the inspissated juice of the ripe Mango, which is cut into cakes and sold in the bazaars. It is both acid and sweet, and is used, like red currant jelly, with certain kinds of meat. (Birdwood.) Am'bar. (Malay.) Amber. Ambara* (Hind.) The Spondias mangi- fera. AmbarbareeS. (Arab.) The Bcrberis aristata. Ambaree. A term applied in Bombay to the Hibiscus cannabinus. (Birdwood.) Ambaree-Chucka. A term applied in Bombay to the Rumex vesicarius. (Birdwood.) Amba'rum. A synonym of Ambergris. A., cinerit'ium. (L. cmeritius, resembling ashes.) Ambergris. Ambarva'liS fios. (L. ambarvalis, that goes round the fields ; flos, flower.) A synonym of the Polygala. Ambasllta. (Sansk.) The Oxalis cor- niculata. (Birdwood.) Am'baville. The Creole name in Bourbon of two species of Senecio, which enjoy a high re- putation in the treatment of many diseases. Am'be. {kfxtr], the ridge or superior pro- minence of a rock.) A mechanical contrivance, used by the ancients for the reduction of disloca- tion of the shoulder, the extremity of which was ridged or shaped off for its reception into the axilla, described by Scultetus. Also, a superficial crest or eminence of a bone. Ambel. The Nymphcea pubescens. (Willd.) Ambe'la. The Arabian name of a tree of which there are two species ; the fruit of one is ascescent and is eaten as a condiment, and the wood is boiled with sandal wood and taken in de- coction against fevers. The roots of both plants yield a white purgative juice, which is adminis- tered in drachm doses. Also, a sjnionym of Fhyllanthus cicca, and of the Nymphcea lotus of Linnseus. Ambella'nia. A Genus of the Nat. Order Apocynacea. A. ac'ida. A small shrub growing in Guiana and Cayenne. The fruit, though milky, is edible, and when macerated in water communicates to it a pleasant acid flavour and acts as a refrigerant. The unripe fruit is slightly laxative, and is em- ployed in dysentery. (W.)
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