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Pyemia. A , Milk, or A , Mammary, one in the 

 female breast. A., Multiple. See Py mia. A., 

 Ossifluent. Si 'unit. A., Perforating, one 



perforating tin- cornea, the" lung, or other containing 

 wall. A., Phlegmonous, an acute A. A., Point- 

 ing of, the point where tin- abscess tends to break 

 through its externa] confining wall. A., Psoas, 

 arising from disease of the lumbar, or lower do 

 vertebrae, the pus descending in the -heath of the psoas 

 muscle, and usually pointing beneath Poupart's liga- 

 ment. A., Pyemic. See Pyemia. A., Residual, 

 about the products of -nine old result of inflamma! 

 A. Root, the root of Polemonium Reptans. Alterative, 

 astringent and expectorant. Dose of ild. ex. 3 ss ij. 

 Unof. A., Shirt Stud, retro-mammary abs< 1 ss cucur- 

 rent with a subintegumentary abscess, the two sacs 

 communicating by means of a sinus. A., Stercora- 

 ceous. See A ,1 ' I. A., Symptomatic, 

 indicative of some other affection. A., Thecal, in the 

 sheath- of tendon-. A., Tropical, acute hepatitis 

 terminating in suppuration and abscess formation. A., 

 Tubercular. Same as A., Co.' J. 



Abscession (absesh'-nii) [abscessio, 'departure] . 1. An 

 .abscess; a critical discharge. 2. Metastasis. 



Abscissae [absis'se) \_<i/>, away; scindere, to cut]. 

 The transverse lines cutting vertical ones at riijht 

 angles, to show by a diagram the relations of two 

 series of facts, as, e. ' r ., the number of pulse-beats, or 

 the temperature record in given periods of time. 



Abscission (absish'-un) [ab, from; scindere, to cut]. 

 Removal of a part, a- the prepuce, or a fractured bone, 

 by cutting. Applied particularly to a surgical opera- 

 tion upon a staphylomatous cornea, in which the 

 bulging portion is excised, the parts brought together 

 so that the posterior and chief part of the globe forms 

 a "stump'" for an artificial .eye. In biology, a term 

 applied to that mode of detachment of spores in fungi 

 which consists in the disorganization of the zone con- 

 necting the spores with the hypha. 



Absconsio {abskon'se-o) [abscon.L're, to hide]. A 

 sinus or cavity whether normal or pathological. 



Absence (of mind) (ab'sens) [absentia, absence]. 

 Inattention to surroundings; in marked instances it 

 may be a result of central lesions. It is often seen in 

 epileptics and melancholiacs. 



Absentia epileptica {ab-sen' 'she-ah ep-il-ep'-tik-ah). 

 Brief losses of consciousness occurring in the mild 

 form of epilepsy. 



Absinthe (ab'sinth or absanf). See Absinthium. 



Absinthin [ab-sin' '-thin) [absinthium]. A bitter and 

 crvstalline principle obtainable from wormwood. See 

 Absinthium. 



Absinthism {absinth' '-izm). A disease similar toalco- 

 holism, thi' result of the excessive use of absinthe. It 

 is characterized by general muscular debility and men- 

 tal disturbances, which may proceed to convulsi 

 acute mania, general softening of the brain, or general 

 paralysis. 



Absinthium {absinth' -e-um) [L.]. Wormwood. The 

 leaves and tops of Artemisia absinthium. Contains a 

 volatile oil and an intensely bitter principle, Absint kin, 

 ' \i' '■><'». which is a narcotic poison. A. increases 

 cardiac action, produces tremor and epileptiform con- 

 vulsions. Dose gr. xx-xl, in infusion. Used as a 

 stomachic tonic. Absinthe, a French liquor, is an 

 alcoholic solution of the oil exhibited with oils of 

 anise, marjoram, and other aromatic oils. 



Absinthol {absinth' -ol), C 10 H lg < >. The principal con- 

 stituent of oil of wormwood ; it is isomeric with ordin- 

 ary camphor. 



Absolute Alcohol (ab'so-lut al J '-ho-hol) . See Alcohol. 



Absorb [absorb'') tab. from; sorbere, to suck up]. In 



physiology, to suck up or imbibe, as the imbibition 



performed by the lacteal- in tin- body. 



Absorbent {absor'-b >r \ [a . to suck in]. In 



physiology, an organ or part that absorbs, withdraws, 

 or takes up. A term applied to the Lad 

 I mphatic , q. v. I a materia medii a. a drug or medi- 

 cine that produces absorption or exudation of 

 diseased tissue. In surgery, a substance that 

 mechanically takes up < t. Cotton, 



A. Spon A. Glands. See Lymphatics. A. 



System, the lacteals and lymphatic-, with their 

 >ociated glands. 



Absorptiometer ( absorp-te-omf-et-er 1 [al 



in ter\. A device for measuring the thickness of the 

 layer of liquid that i- taken up between two glass 

 plates by capillary attraction. Used in conjunction 

 with a spectro-photometer, itserves a- a hema 



Absorption {absorp' shun) [ -uck in]. 



The permeation or imbibition of one body by another. 

 The process whereby nourishment, medii ines, morbid 

 products of ti.--ue metamorphosis, etc., are taken up by 

 the lymphatic and venous systems. In ophthalmology 

 the process by which the lens i- disintegrated and 

 carried oil after the capsule lias been ruptured. A. 

 Lines or Bands, the lines of the spectrum, called 

 hraunhofer's line, ; they are dark lini I by the 



arrestation or absorption of the ethereal waves of 

 certain lengths and rapidities, mainly by vapor- of the 

 sun's atmosphere. A. of Composition, or External 

 Absorption, the taking up of material by the -kin or 

 mucous surfaces. A., Cutaneous, absorption by the 

 skin. A., Disjunctive, the removal of living tissue 

 around a necrosed mass, and its consequent separation 

 from its surroundings. A., Interstitial, the removal 

 by the absorbent system of effete matter-. A. Method, 

 to determine whether or not hematuria i- due to lesion of 

 the bladder. It i- based on the fact that the undenuded 

 surface of the bladder will not absorb foreign sub- 

 stances, fifteen grains of potassium iodid are inje 

 into the bladder, and fifteen minutes later the saliva i- 

 examined for iodin. If found, it is an indication of 

 an unhealthy state of the bladder. A., Progressive, 

 atrophy of a part due to pressure. A., Pulmonary, 

 the taking up of oxygen, or of vapors (as of ether), 

 by the lungs. A., Venous, absorption by the vein-. 



Absorptive (absorp' '-tiv) [absorbere, to suck in]. 

 Having the power or function of absorbing. 



Absorptivity {absorp-tii/ -i-te) [absorb r , to suck in]. 

 The power or quality of being absorbent. 



Abstemiousness '-me-us-nes) [abs, from ; tethe- 



tum, wine]. Ab.-tinence from wine. Temperance 

 or moderation in matters of diet 



Abstention {absten'sh mi) [abstentio, retention]. An 

 act of abstinence, or of abstaining ; retention ; consti- 

 pation. 



Abstergent (ab-st r'-jnit) [abs, from; tergere, to 

 cleanse]. Cleansing S I nt. 



Abstersive {ab- /://]. Abstergent. 



Abstinence {ab'stin-ens) [abs, from ; , to hold or 



keep]. Privation or .-elf-denial in regard to f 

 liquors, etc. See Fastin 



Abstract {ab'strakt) [n . to draw away; 



stractum; . tracti : pi., Abstracta~\. In phar- 



macy, a solid preparation in which two parts of the 

 drug are represented by one part of the abstract 

 (which is compounded with milk-sugar). Ab- 

 stracts are double the strength of fluid extracts. 

 They are permanent, but should be kept in a cool 

 place. 



Abstraction {abstrak' shun) [abstractio, a drawing 

 away]. Blood-letting. Also, attention to one i 

 to the exclu-ion of others. Generalization or classi- 



