A comprehensive medical dictionary : containing the pronunciation, etymology, and signification of the terms made use of in medicine and the kindred sciences / with an appendix, comprising a complete list of all the more important articles of the materia medica, arranged according to their medicinal properties; also an explanation of the Latin terms and phrases occurring in anatomy, pharmacy, etc.; together with the necessary directions for writing Latin prescriptions, etc., etc.
- Joseph Thomas
- Date:
- 1875
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A comprehensive medical dictionary : containing the pronunciation, etymology, and signification of the terms made use of in medicine and the kindred sciences / with an appendix, comprising a complete list of all the more important articles of the materia medica, arranged according to their medicinal properties; also an explanation of the Latin terms and phrases occurring in anatomy, pharmacy, etc.; together with the necessary directions for writing Latin prescriptions, etc., etc. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
![' Genus 3.—Vari'ola. Small-Pox. Genus 4.—Varicella. Chiclcen-Pox. Genus 5.—Rube'ola. Measles. Genus 6.—Milia'ria. Miliary fever. Genus 7.—Scarlati'na. Scarlet fever. Genus 8.—Urtica'ria. Nettle-rash. Genus 9.—Peni'phigus. Vesicular fever. Genus 10.—Aph'tha. Superficial ulcer of the mouth. Order IV.—H^emorrha'gIjE. Hxmor- rhages. Genus 1.—Epistax'is. Bleeding at the nose. Genus 2.—Haemop'tysis. Spitting of blood. Genus 3.—Hsemorthois. The Piles. Genus 4.—Menorrha'gia. Menorrhagy. Order V.—Profltj'via. Morbid Dis- charges, or Fluxes. Genus 1.—Catar'rhus. Catarrh. Genus 2.—Dysente'ria. Dysentery. CLASS II. NEUROSES. Nervous Diseases. Order I.—Co'mATA. Soporose Diseases. Genus 1.—Apoplex'ia. Apoplexy. Genus 2.—Paral'ysis. Palsy. Order II.—Adyna'mIjE. Diseases con- sisting of a loss or deficiency of the Vital Power. Genus 1.—Syn'cope. Fainting. Genus 2.—Dyspep'sia. Indigestion. Genus 3.—Hypochondriasis. Vapors, or low Genus 4.—Chloro'sis. Green-sickness. Order III.—Spas'mi. Spasms. Genus 1.—Tet'anus. Tetanus. Genus 2.—Tris'mus. Locked-jaw. Genus 3.—Convul'sio. Convulsion. Genus 4.—Chore'a. St. Vitus' Dance. Genus 5.—Rapha'nia. Genus 6.—Epilep'sia. Epilepsy. Genus 7.—Palpita'tio. Palpitation. Genus 8.—Asth'ma. Asthma. Genus 9.—Dyspnce'a. Difficulty of breath- ing {not asthmatic). Genus 10.—Pertus'sis. Hooping-cough. Genus 11.—Pyro'sis. Water-brash. Genus 12.—Col'ica. Colic. Genus 13.—Chol'era. Cholera. Genus 14.—Diarrhce'a. Diarrhoza. Genus 15.—Diabe'tes. Diabetes. Genus 16.—Hyste'ria. Hysterics. Genus 17.—Hydropho'bia. Order IV.—Vesa'ni^e. Mental De- rangements. Genus 1.—Amen'tia. Idiocy, or Imbecility. Genus 2.—Melancho'lia. Melancholy. Genus 3.—Ma'uia. Madness, Delirium with- out fever. Genus 4.—Oneirodynia. Nightmare, or Som- nambulism. CLASS III. CACHEXIA. Cachectic Diseases. Order I.—Marco'res. Emaciations. Genus 1.—Ta'bes. Wasting, or Decline. Genus 2.—Atro'phia. Atrophy. Order II.—Intujiescen'tije. Intumes- cence. (Swelling of a part or the whole of the body without inflamma- tion.) Genus 1.—Polysar'cia. Excessive corpulence. Genus 2.—Pneumatosis. Windy swelling t Genus 3.—Tympani'tes. Wind dropsy, or em- physema. Genus 4.—Physome'tra. Windy swelling of the ntnmb. Genus 5.—Anasar'ea. General dropsy. Genus 6.—Hydrocephalus. Dropsy of the brain. Genus 7.—Hydrorachi'tis (or Hydrorrhachi'- tis). Dropsy of the spine. Genus 8.—Hydrotho'rax. Dropsy of the chest. Genus 9.—Asci'tes. Dropsy of the belly. Genus 10.—Hydrome'tra. Dropsy of the womb. Genus 11.—Hydrocele. Dropsy of the tes- ticle. Genus 12.—Physco'nia. Enlargement of ths abdomen. Genus 13.—Rachi'tis. Rickets. Order III.—Impetig'ines. Cachectic Condition of the Skin or External Por- tion of the Body. Genus 1.—Scroph'ula [Scrofula]. Scrofula. Genus 2.—Syph'ilis. Venereal disease. Genus 3.—Scorbu'tus. Scurvy. Genus 4.—Elephanti'asis. Genus 5.—Lep'ra. Leprosy. Genus 6.—Frambce'sia. The Taws. Genus 7.—Tricho'ma. Hair-disease. Genus 8.—Ic'terus. Jaundice.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21197015_0711.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)


