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2 m~ ni killing the fetus. 3. Causing the 



destruction of a fetus. 



AborticiJium km) [..• 1 miscar- 



1 kill]. Means of killing a fetus. 

 Aborticnt 1 . miscarrying]. 



ibortifac > 

 Abortifacient . to 



make]. 1 abortion. 2. A drug or agent 



inducing of the fetus. Ergot, rue, 



italis, are examples. Thej act by 

 causing uterine conti - and . iolic. 



Abortion . a miscarriage]. The 



mature expulsion of the ovum before the child is 

 viable, that ring any time before the end of the 



sixth month. It ma) be produced bj various general 

 dis syphilis, the acute fevers, nephritis, most 



. by traumatism, reflex influences, 

 emotional disturbances ; by the action oi various poisons, 

 -. rue. and savin; by diseased con- 

 ditions of the uterus and displacements of that organ ; or 

 |i\ of the fetus, its membranes, or the placenta. 



The most important symptoms arc hemorrhage and 

 pain, with tiual expulsion of the uterine contents. In 

 the first two months of pregnancy the ovum is usually 

 i entire ; later the membranes and placenta are 

 ined after the fetus comes away, and must be re- 

 ady. By some authors expulsion of 

 the ovum during the first three months is abortion; 

 from this time to viability it is termed immature </. - 

 . and from the period of viability 

 dial of maturity, premature delivery. A., Arti- 

 ficial, that produced intentionally. A., Criminal, 

 when not demanded for therapeutic reasons. A., 

 Embryonic, up to the fourth month. A., Exter- 

 nal Causes of, those acting from without, as vio- 

 lence, pressure, injections, etc. A., Fetal, taking 

 place subsequent to the fourth month. A., Habitual. 

 :ated A. in successive pregnancies. A.. Incom- 

 plete, when the membranes or placenta are retained. 

 A.. Inevitable, when the embryo or fetus is d 

 or when there is an extensive detachment or rupture of 

 the ovum. A., Internal Causes of, those due to 

 abnormal conditions or diseases of the mother. A., 

 Missed, the death of the fetus and not followed within 

 two weeks by its expulsion. A., Ovular, that occur- 

 ring during the first three weeks after conception. A., 

 Paternal and Maternal Causes of, thus, due to 

 diseases of the father or of the mother respectively. A., 

 Spontaneous, that not induced by artificial means. 

 Abortionist (iib-n'- shun-ist) [abortus, a miscarriage]. 

 line who criminally produces abortions; especially 

 one who follows the business of producing abortions. 

 Abortive ' ! [,//> rtus, a miscarriage]. Pre- 



maturely born; coming to an untimely end ; incom- 

 d; cutting short the of a dis- 



ease; abortifacient. A. Epilepsy. See Epilepsy. 

 Abortus ' .-.' [!-•]■ An aborted fetus; the fruit 



of an abortion. 

 Aboulia ' le-ah). See Abulia. 



Aboulomania , C n ah). See Abulomania. 



Ab ovo [ab </-vd) ['■•]• ' n biology, from the egg; 



from the beginning. 

 Abrachia [ah-bra / -he-a/i) [a priv. ; dpax't-wv, arm]. 

 The condition of an armless monster. In biology, 

 without anterior limbs 

 Abrachiocephalia (ah-bra-ke-o-sef-a' '-le-ah) [d priv. : 

 . arm ; Absence ol bead and 



arms from a fetus. 

 Abrachius [ah-bra'-ke-us). A monster without arms. 



Abrade (a-brdii') [ to rub off]. To remove 



by ! r dialing; to roughen by friction. 



Abranchia {ah-brang'-ke-ah) \_a priv. ; Qp&) \ia, gills]. 

 In biology, a name given to several different groups 



of animals that have no i;ills. 

 Abrasio (.//'■ ' ['•■]• An abrasion. A. corneae, 



native removal of the epithelium of the cornea 



because ol dis< ased conditions. 



Abrasion (ab-ra'-zhun) \ • ab, priv.; radere, to 



rub]. Excoriation oi the cutaneous or mucous surface 

 bj mechanical means. In dentistry, the wearing away 

 of the dentine and enamel, or the cutting edges of 

 the teeth, whether b\ inei hanical or chemical means. 



Abrasor (ab-ra'-zor) [I., "abrader"]. A surgeon's 

 rasp or xyster; any file or instrument used in the 

 surgical or dental abrasion of a surface; also, a rasp 

 used m pharmacy. 



Abric Acid (a f -brik as / -id). See / 



Abrin [a'-brin). I. The chemical ferment or poisonous 

 principle of jequirity, erroneouslj supposed to be due 

 to a specific microbe. See Bacillus of jequirity oph- 

 thalmia in Table of Bacteria. -'. A vegetable albu- 

 minoid employed in the stud) of immunity. 



Abroma [ah-bro f -mah) [a priv.; . a stink]. A 



genus of sterculiaceous trees. A. augusta, of s. Asia, 

 affords a milky juice, esteemed in dysmenorrhea. I'nof. 



Abrotanum {ab-rot'-an-um) [afjpdrovov, an aromatic 

 plant]. The plant called Southern Wood, Artemisia 

 tanum. See Artemisia. 



Abrupt (ab-rupt f ) \_abruptus, broken oil]. In biology, 

 terminating suddenly; truncated. 



Abruption [ab-rup '-shun) [abruptio, from ab, and rum- 

 / re, to break]. I. A rupture or tearing asunder. 

 2. A transverse fracture. 



Abrus (a'-brus) [d/3p<Sc, pretty]. Jequirity; Indian 

 Licorice. The seeds of A . precatorius, or Wild Licor 

 ice. Properties are thought to be due to the presi 

 of certain ferments. Nun sterilized infusions applied 

 to the conjunctiva or to any mucous surface induct 

 violent purulent inflammation with growth of false m< m 

 brane. It is used in producing artificial conjunctivitis. 

 A. Infusum : semina iij, aqua dest. ,^ss. Mai' 

 and add aq. ^ss. All unofficial. Abri Liquor, 

 strength 12 per cent. ; dilute with 3 to 5 times its 

 bulk of water and apply 2 drops daily. Abri Pasta, 

 1 in 4 ; used with caution in affections of the skin. 



Abscess [ab'- a) [abscessus, a departure or separation 

 — of th' matter]. A pus-formation within some 

 cavity of the body, the result of localized inflammation. 

 According to location, al>Mc~s,- are named Dorsal, 

 Iliac, Mammary. Ischio-rectal, Peri-typhliti . Retro- 

 pharyngeal, ( 'rethral, etc. A., Alveolar, abscess in the 

 gum or alveolus. A, Atheromatous. See Endarter- 

 , Chronic. A. of Brain, due to local injury, or 

 to suppurative inflammation near or distant, such, 

 pecially, as disea • "I the ear. The symptoms are 

 those ot pressure, impaired function oi the part affected, 

 meningitis, headache, optic neuritis, etc. A., Bursal, 

 abscess in the bursse, the most frequent being in the 

 bursas patellae, commonly called Housemaid's Knee. 

 A., Canalicular, mammary absi ess that communicates 

 with a milk duct. A., Caseous, one that contains 

 cheesy materials. A.. Chronic, or Cold . one 



of slow and apparentlj non-inflammatorj developmi nt, 

 usually about a bone, joint, or gland. A., Cold. See 

 ./., Chronic. A., Congestive, the pus appears at a 

 point distant from where n i- formed. A , Constitu- 

 tional, due to -nine systemic disorder. A.. Critical, 

 occurring at some critical period oi an acute disease. 

 A., Embolic, formed in tin- i Lit ol an i mbolism. A., 

 Fecal, one developing in the rectum or large intestine. 

 A., Gangrenous, one attended with death of adjao nt 

 parts. A., Lacunar, one in the lacunae of the urethra. 

 A., Metastatic. See Pyemia. A., Miliary. See 



