A comprehensive medical dictionary : containing the pronunciation, etymology, and signification of the terms made use of in medicine and the kindred sciences.

Joseph Thomas

Date:: 1865

Credit: A comprehensive medical dictionary : containing the pronunciation, etymology, and signification of the terms made use of in medicine and the kindred sciences. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Aaatiatroplaae. See Antatropiiic. Antiba'aelaial, an-te-brii'ke-al. [Aaa- tiba*aclaia'lis.] Belonging to the anti- brachium, or fore-arm. An-ta-bra'-elal-aain.* [From dvA, against, and bra'chium, the arm.] The fore-arm, as opposed to, when bent upon, the proper arm. An-tl-ca-claoc'tic. [Aaaiicaclaec'- ticus; from dvri, against, and ca- chexia, a bad habit of body.] Op- ])osed to cachectic diseases. See Ca- chexia. Aaa-ta-car'da-aam.* [From dvri, ''against, and icapdia, the heart.] The scrobic'ulus cor'dis, or pit of the stomach. AnticheiiV' an'te-klr. [From dvri, against, and x^P, the hand.] Op- posed to the hand. A name sometimes applied to the thumb. Aia-ti-cli'iial. [Antioliaia'lis; from dvri, against, and cli'no, to bend.] Bending in opposite directions. Applied in Geology to strata which decline both ways from a longitudinal ridge, called the anticlinal axis. Ati-ta-diaa'io. [Antidiii'icus; from dvri, against, and dlvog, giddiness.] Believing from giddiness, or vertigo. Aaa'tl-dote. [Aaatid'otaam, Aaatid'- otus; from dvri, against, and diSco^u, to give.] A medicine given to coun- teract the effects of poison. Antidotus. See Antidote. An-ti-dys-«m-ter'ic. [Aaatidyseia- ter'icus; from dvri, against, and coocvTcpla, dysentery.] Preventing or curing dysentery. Aaatieplaialltic. See Antephialtic. Antiepileptic. See Antepileptic. Aaa-ts-feb'a*ale. [Ajatifcba*i'lis; from avri, against, andfe'bris, a fever.] Subduing fever; febrifuge. Aaa-ta-S'a-lac'tic. [Aaatij?alac'ti- caas; from dvri, against, and yd\a, milk.] Lessening the secretion of milk. Aaa-ta-laoc'tic. [AaataBacc'iicaas; from dvri, against, and ekhko?, hectic.] Assuaging hectic fever. Aniaholix. See Antitet.tx. Aaa(aia<'3aiai£atio. Sco Anthelmintic. Aaa-ii-Iay-da'op'ic. [Aaafrilaydrop'- i«*ns; from dvri, against, and vSpuyJj, dropsy.] Curative of dropsy. AaBtiBaypaaotaV. Sec Anthvpnotic. AaatiSaypocSaoaada-aac. See Anthyp- OCHONDRIAC. Aaa<iIay«toric. See Antiiysteric. Aaa-t a-Ic-ier'ic. [ Aaati-Ictcr'icaas; 60 from dvri, against, and iia-epos, the jaundice.] Curative of Icterus, or jaundice. Aia-ta-latla'ic. [Aaatilith'icaas; from dvri, against, and XiGog, a stone.] Preventing the formation of stone, or calculus. Aaa-ta-lo'ba-aim.* [From dvri, a- gainst, and Ao6'c%, the lobe of the ear.] The tragus, or part opposite the lobe of the ear. Aaa-tl-loi'iaaie, or An-tl-loe'mic. [Antiloi'inicaas; from ami, against, and \oiu6g, the plague.] Curative of plague or pestilence of any kind. Aaa-ti-lys'sic. [From dvri, against, and \vaaa, canine madness.] A re- medy against hydrophobia. Aaa-tl-mo'iai-al. [Aaat imoaaia'lis; from antimo'nium.] Pertaining to anti- mony. Aiatimo'iaial Pow'der. The Ptthis antimonialis (Ed. and Dub. Ph.), or Pul- vis antimonii compositvs (Lond. Ph.), used as a substitute for James's Powder. Aaatiatao'nial Wine. [Vi'iaaam Aia- tiaaao'aaii.] A solution of tartar emetic in sherry or other wine; two grains of the tartar emetic being contained in every fluidounce of the preparation. Aia-ta-aaao'aai-sitc. [Aaataaaao'aaias, sa'tis; from antimo'nicnm ac'idum.] A combination of antimonic acid with a base. Aii-ti-moaa'ac Acid. [Aaatimo'aai- caaaai Ac'idaam.] A substance other- wise called peroxide of antimony. Aaa-ta-BiBo'aaa-oiis Ac/id. Formed by exposing the white hydrate of the peroxide of antimony to a red heat. Aaa-tiaai'o-aaite. [Aiatiiii'oiais, i'tis ; from antimo'niom acid.] A combination of antimonious acid and an alkaline base. Aaatiaaaonaaiati. See Antimony. Aaa-ta-mo'iaa-aam Tar-tar-a-za'- taarn.* The Pharmacopceial name (Ed. and Dub. Ph.) of emetic tartar, or anti- monii potanxio-tartras (Lond. Ph.), ortar- tarized antimony. See Tartar Emetic. Ais'Jo-sjio-ns.f. [Aaalinao'aaiaaiaa; conjectured to be derived fiom dvri, against, and min'ium, vermilion; because used in aid of rouge for height- ening the complexion.] A metal of which many of the compounds are used in medicine. Aaa-ta-aao-plarafic. [Antiaaoplarif- icaaN; from dvri, against, and popping, disease of the kidneys.] Curative of diseases of the kidneys.$