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Cooley's Cyclopædia of practical receipts and collateral information in the arts, manufactures, professions, and trades, including medicine, pharmacy, and domestic economy : designed as a comprehensive supplement to the pharmacopœia and general book of reference for the manufacturer, tradesman, amateur, and heads of families.

Cooley, Arnold J. (Arnold James)

Date:: 1892

Credit: Cooley's Cyclopædia of practical receipts and collateral information in the arts, manufactures, professions, and trades, including medicine, pharmacy, and domestic economy : designed as a comprehensive supplement to the pharmacopœia and general book of reference for the manufacturer, tradesman, amateur, and heads of families. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Abbreviations used in Prescriptions(c<m^wed):~ Mor. diet., more dicto, in the way ordered. Mor. sol., more solito, in the usual way. Ne tr. s. num., ne tradas sine nummo, do not deliver it without the money. No., numero, in number. N. M., nux moschata, a nutmeg. 0. , octarius, a pint. 01. lini s. i., oleum lini sine igne, cold-drawn linseed oil. Omn. hor., omni hord, every hour. Omn. bid., omni biduo, every two days. Omn. bih., omni bihorio, every two hours. O. M., or omn. man., omni mane, every morning. O. N., or omn. noct., omni node, every night. Omn. quadr. hor., omni quadrante horce, every quarter of an hour. 0. O. O., oleum olives optimum, best olive oil. Ov., ovum, an egg. Oz., the ounce avoirdupois. P. ce.,part. cequal., partes cequales, equal parts. P. d., per deliquium, by deliquescence. Part, vie, partitis vicibus, in divided doses. Past., pastillus, a pastil, or ball of paste. P., pondere, by weight. Ph. D., Pharmacopoeia Dubliniensis. . Ph. PJ., Pharmacopoeia Edinensis. Ph. L., Pharmacopoeia Londinensis. Ph. U.S., Pharmacopoeia of the United States. Per. op. emet., per acta operatione emetici, the operation of the emetic being over. Pocul., poculum, a cup. Pocill., pocillum, a small cup. Post sing. sed. liq., post singulas sedes liqui- das, after every loose stool. Ppt., prceparata, prepared. P. r. n., pro re nata, occasionally. P. rat. cetat., pro ratione cetatis, according to the age. Pug., pugillus, a pinch, a gripe between the thumb and the two first fingers. Pulv., pulvis, pulverizatus, a powder pul- verised. Q. I., quantum lubet, \ as much as you Q. p., quantum placet, J please. Q. s., quantum sufficiat, as much as may suffice. Quor., quorum, of which. Q. V., quantum vis, as much as you will. Red. in pulv., redactus in pulverem, reduced to powder. Redig. in pulv., redigatur in pulverem, let it be reduced into powder. Reg. umbil., regio umbilici, the umbilical region. Repet., repetatur, or repetantur, let it, or them, be repeated. S. A., secundum artem, according to art. Scat., scatula, a box. S. N., secundum naturam, according to nature. Semidr., semidrachma, half a drachm. Semih., semihora, half an hour. Sesunc, sesuncia, half an ounce. Sesquih., sesquihora, an hour and a half. Si n. vol., si non valeat, if it does not answer. Si op. sit, si opus sit, if it be necessary. Si vir. perm., si vires permittant, if the strength allow it. Signat., signatura, a label. Abbreviations used in Prescriptions (continued):— Sign. n. pr., signetur nomine proprio, let it be written upon, let it be signed with the proper name (not the trade name). Sing., singulorum, of each. S. S. S., stratum super stratum, layer upon layer. Ss., semi, a half. St., stet, let it stand; stent, let them stand. Sub fin. coct., sub finem coctiones, towards the end of boiling, when the boiling is nearly finished. Sum. tal., sumat talem, let the patient take one such as this. Summ., summitates, the summits or tops. Sum., sume, sumat, sumatur, sumantur, take, let him or her take, let it be taken, let them be taken. S. V., spiritus vini, spirit of wine. S. V. R., spiritus vini rectificatus, rectified spirit of wine. S. V. T., spiritus vini tenuis, proof spirit. Tabel., tabella, a lozenge. Temp, dext., tempori dextro, to the right temple. T. 0., tinctura opii, tincture of opium. T. O. C, tinctura opii camphorala, cam- phorated tincture of opium. Tra., tinctura, tincture. UU. prcescr., ultimo prcescriptus, last pre- scribed. 27.S. Ph., United States' Pharmacopoeia. V. O. S., vitello ovi solutus, dissolved in the yolk of an egg. Yom. urg., vomitione urgente, the vomiting be- ing troublesome. V. S. B., vencesectio brachii, bleeding from the arm. Zz., zingiber, ginger. See Formula, Prescriptions, Symbols, &c. ABDQ'MEN. [Eng., Fr., L.] In anatomy, the belly, or lower belly; the great cavity of the body extending from the thorax, or chest, to the bottom of the pelvis. It contains the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, &c.; and in the female, the uterus, ovaria, &c. ABDOMINALES, or ABDOMINAL FISHES. A subdivision of the Malacopterygious order, whose ventral fins are placed behind the pectorals, under the abdomen.— Types. Carp, Salmon, Herring, Pike. ABDUCTION. In anatomy, indicates move- ment of a limb from the mesial plane of the body; when used of the fingers or toes, it signifies move- ment from the middle line of the hand or foot respectively. AB'EENE'THY MEDICINES. These originally consisted of a calomel pill, and subsequently of a mercurial or ' blue' pill, to be taken over-night, followed by an aromatised black draught in the morning. The quantity of either of the former, for an adult, was about 3 gr. to 3£ gr., increased a little in bulk by the addition of some liquorice powder; that of the latter, from 1 to 1^ fl. oz. As, however, when frequently taken, these pills sometimes occasioned salivation, which proved prejudicial to their sale, a little compound extract of colocynth (Ph. L., 1836) was introduced into their composition, by which this objection was obviated. Ultimately, their composition was$

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