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

  • Joseph Thomas
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1865
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    Attrac'tion, Cap'illary. The power by which a liquid rises in a fine tube higher than the surface of the liquid which surrounds it. See Capillary. Attrac'tion of Cohe'sion. The ten- dency of the molecules of a body to cohere, to form masses. It is antagonist of Affinity. Attrac'tion, Elec'trical. The prop- erty displayed by certain substances of attracting certain others on being rubbed. Attrac'tion of Gravita'tion. The tendencies of masses of bodies towards each other. See Gravity. Attrac'tion, Magnet'ic. The tend- ency of certain bodies, chiefly iron, towards the north pole of the earth, and towards other bodies possessed of the property called magnetism. Attraction, Double Elective. See Affinity, Double Elective. Attraction, Simple Elective. See Affinity, Single Elective. At'tra-hens.:;: [The present parti- ciple of at'traho, to draw to, or to- wards. See Attract.] Applied in the neuter plural (Attrahentia, at-tra-hen'- she-a) to medicaments which irritate the surface, thereby attracting the fluids to the part, as blisters, sinapisms, etc. See Epispastic. At'trahens Au'ris.* [At'trahens, drawing or drawing to, and au'ris, of the ear.] A muscle which draws the ear forwards and upwards; also called anterior auris, and prior auriculae. Attrahentia. See Attrahens. Attrition, at-trish'iin. [Attri'tio, o'nis; from at'tero, attri'tum, to rub against, to wear away.] An abra- sion or solution of continuity of the cuticle; also, a severe kind of Cardiabjia: sometimes applied in surgery to the vio- lent crushing of a part. Au'di-to-ry. [Audito'rius; from au'dio, audi'turn, to hear.] Belonging to the organ or the sense of hearing. Same as Acoustic. Auditory Nerve. The Portio Mol- lis of the seventh pair, which see. Angite, aw'jit. [From avyfi, bright- ness, and Xi06;, a stone.] Pyroxene. A silicate of lime and magnesia. Au'ra.* [A Latin word signifying a breath, a gentle breeze; from uw, to breathe.] A subtle vapor, or exha- lation. Au'ra Elec'trica.* Literally, the electrical breeze. The sensation, as of cold air, experienced when electricity is received from a sharp point. 70 Au'ra Epilep'tica.* The peculiar sensation felt by epileptic patients, as of a cold fluid rising towards the head. Au'ra Hysterica.* The sensation as of cold air ascending to the head, said to occur sometimes in hysteria. Au'ra Semina'lis,* Au'ra Sem'inis.* The supposed vivifying principle of the Semen virile, believed to ascend through the Fallopian tubes, thereby impreg- nating the ovum in the ovarium. Au'ra Vita'lis.* The vital principle. Aurantia,* au-ran'she-a, the plural of Auran'tium, forming the Jussieuan name of a natural order of plants. See Aurantiacbjs. Aurantiaceav* aw-ran-she-a'she-e. [From auran'tium, the orange.] A natural order of exogenous trees and shrubs, natives of the East Indies and other warm climates. It includes the orange, lemon, lime, and citron. The leaves and rind of the fruit abound in a volatile, fragrant, bitter, and exciting oil. Aurantiaeeous, aw-ran-she-a'shus. [Aurantia'ceus; from auran'tium, an orange.] Having an arrangement as in the orange-plant. SeeAuRANTiACE.fi. Aurantiimi, aw-ran'she-iim. [Sup- posed to be derived from au'rum, gold.] The orange. The fruit of Citrus bigara- dia and C. aurantium (Lond. Ph.), of Citrus vulgaris (Ed. Ph.), or ft aurantium (U.S. Ph.). Au'rate. [Auras, a'fes.] A com- bination of auric acid with a base. Au'rate of Ani-mo'nl-a. [ Am- mo'nia; Au'ras.] Fulminating Gold, which see. Au-re'll-a.* [From an'nun, gold.] A term for the chrysalis or pupa of in- sects, often adorned with golden spots. Au'ric Ac'id. [Au'ricum Ac'id- um; from au'rum, gold. A name proposed by Pelletier for the peroxide of gold, on account of its property of forming salts with alkaline bases. Auricle. See Auricula. Au-ric'u-la,* plural Aii-ric'u-lse. [The diminutive of au'ris, the car.] The auricle or external portion of the ear. Auric'ula InTI-ina.* Literally, the lowest ear. The lobe of the ear. Au-ric'u-ue Cordis.* [From au- ric'ula and cor, cor'dis, the heart.] Auricles of the heart. A term ap- plied to those cavities of the heart which lead to the ventricles. Au-rie-u-la'ris.* [From auric'ula, an ear.] Belonging to the ear: au- ric'ular.
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