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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    lEru'a lana'ta. Nat. Ord. Amaran- thacece. Chaya root, Hab. Bengal. Eoot mu- cilaginous ; used as an emollient in strangur}'. ^ru'ca. Believed to be corrupted from ^rugo, with which it is in all respects 8} nonymous. SSru'g'inose. (L. cerugmosus.) Verdi- gris green. SSru'g'inous. {^rugo, the rust of copper. L. ceruginosus; F. erugineux; I. and S. eru- ginoso; G. kupfergriin, spangriin.) Of, or be- longing to, verdigris. A bluish-green colour like verdigris, or the leaves of some pine trees. JE. spu'ta. A term given to very green expectoration. JSSru'g'O. (L. ces, brass or copper, ^ris rubigoy the rust of brass or copper; F. vert de gris; Gr. Griinspan.) The rust of a metal, but especially applied to that of copper, Verdigris, which is a mixture of several basic cupric acetates, Si. ae'ris. The rust, or impure subacetate of copper ; Verdigris. JE. crystallisa'ta. A synonym of the Cuprum aceticum, G. Ph. Cupric acetate. JE. distilla'ta. A synonym of the Cup- rum aceticum, G. Ph. Cupric acetate. JE. factit'ia. A synonym of prceparata, Si. fer'ri. A synonym of Ferrous carbonate. JSi. plum'bi. A synonym of Lead carbonate. S^. pr^para'ta. Verdigiis carefully pre- pared so as to be free from impurity. ras'ilis. Scraped verdigris. Verdigris m ule by hanging a copper plate close over vine- gar, but not so as to touch it, and after ten days .•cia] ing oflP tbe incrustation. iS. sublima'ta. Sublimed or distilled verdigris used in painting. vir'ide crystallisa'turn. Cupric acetate. vir'ide distilla'tum. Cupric acetate. ^Srum'na. (L. .Mrumna, either a contrac- t (>n of cegrimonia, sorrow; or from cerumnula, a foiked or crooked staff, which travellers used to carry their packs upon.) A term for weari- ness or unhappiness, conjoined with fatigue, or suffering. Aer'va. Same as ^rua. TSXSm (Sans, iron. Y.airain; 1. rame ; S. alambre; G. Erz^ The metal brass, a com- bination of copper and zinc. 2:. us'turn. Burnt copper. Thin plates of copper, laid stratum super stratum in a crucible, with sulphur and sea salt, and placed over a hot charcoal fire until the sulphur is con- sumed, and the copper can be reduced to powder. Formerly used as an escharotic, and internally in epilepsy. SaSClini'nee. A Subfamily of the Family LibdluUd(B, Group Amphibiotica, Suborder Pseudo-neuroptera, Order Neuroptera, Class In- secta. Posterior wings larger at the base than the anterior; lateral lobes of the inferior labium little lai-ger than the external lobes and termi- nated by a movable point. SSs'chos. (AI<rxos, shame.) Deformity of tbe body generallj^, or of any member; used by Hippocrates. iSSscliromytlie'sis. (Alo-xpo's, base; juuSos, speech.) A term used by Hippocrates for the obscene language uttered by the delirious, particularly in puerperal mania and phrenitis. JSSschynom'ene. {kiaryvvwixaL, to be ashamed.) The Mimosa, or sensitive plant, be- cause it shrinks from the touch as if it were ashamed. SSs'CUlin. (^sctdus, the horse-chestnut.) C21H24O13. A glucoside contained in the bark of the horse-chestnut. A white, slightly bitterish powder, destitute of smell; soluble in 600 parts of cold and in 12J parts of hot water ; and in 100 parts of cold alcohol. It has a slightly acid reaction. Its watery solution is highly tiuorescent, the reflec'-ed light being of a light blue colour. SiS'CUlus. (L. either from esca, food ; or more probably connected with a/cuXos, an esculent acorn.) A Genus of the Subord. Eippocastanece, Nat. Ord, Sapindacece, Subclass Thalamijiorce; or of the Subfam, Sapindece, Fam. Sapindacece, Order ^sculince, Series Eucyclicce, Subclass Ghoripetalce, Class Dicotyledones. Leaves oppo- site, digitate; petals five, spreading, with short claws, unequal; stamens seven, declinate; fruit leathery, three-valved. JB. liippocas'tanum. (F. marronnier de VInde ; I. marrone d^India; G. Rosskastanie, wilde Kastanie.) The horse-chestnut. Leaflets seven, seldom five; obovate, cuneate, acute, toothed ; fruit prickly. The bark of the young branches has been used as a substitute for cin- chona; it is astringent and bitter; it contains aesculin, paviin, tannin, and some fraxin. The fruit is bitter, and contains much starch, which has been extracted and used ; dried and powdered it is used as a sternutatory. An oil is extracted from the fruit by percolation with ether, and has been used as a local application in gout and rheumatism. 2:. oliioten'sis. A synonym oi^.pavia. 2E. pa'via. (F. Pavia rouge.) Red buck- eye. Hab. Southern United States. Said to be a febrifuge; the seeds are actively poisonous. IE. rubicun'da. A synonym of pavia. i^Seca'vum. (Etymology unknown.) An old term for brass. SSs'taSi (Probably akin to aWw, to burn ; and to cestus, sultry heat. F. He ; G. Sommer.) Summer ; hot scorching weather. lESsta'tes. {^stas, summer.) Heat-spots ; freckles ; sun-burnings ; Pliny, xxviii, 12. i^Stlie'ma. {Mcrdi]fxa, a perception, or the thing perceived by the senses.) Sensation. _ SSsthematol'og'y. (Aiadvina; Xoyos, a discourse.) The philosophy of, or a treatise upon, the organs of sense. JEstliematonu'si. (AIo-6}]jua; vovaro?, a disease.) Diseases affecting the organs of sen- sation. (D.) rosthematorg-anu'si. (Madrjua; opyavov, an organ of sense; vovao?.) The pathology of the organs of sensation. (D.) JSIsthesiog-'raphy. (AUdna-Li, sensa- tion; ypacpo), to write.) A description of the senses and their organs. ^ffisthesiol'og'y. (Aio-0jj(ris, sensation; X070S, a discourse.) An account or description of the senses and of sensation. JRBstliesiom'eter. (Aio-Sfjo-ts, sensation; fisTpov, a measure.) An instrument for deter- mining the tactile sensibility of the skin or mucous membranes. Its value in medicine de- pends on the circumstance that the capability of distinguishing two impressions, made upon the skin simultaneously, varies in different regions of the body according to the distance they are apart. In sensitive regions, as the end of the finger, the two points of a pair of compasses can be distin- guished at about the one twelfth of an inch apart,
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