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AGALAXY 



/Estuarium [es-tu-a* '-re-um). See Estuarium. 

 ^stuation {es-tu-a* -shun). See Estuation. 



JE%\.us (es'-tus) [I-]. 1 1 tat ; i »pei tally a flushing, or 

 sudden glow of heat. JE. volaticus, wildfire rash ; 

 strophulus. 



JElas {e'-tas) [L.J. Age; a period of life. Set- /. 



.flLthalium {e-tha f -le-uni) [ai&afog, smoke, soot i 

 ring to the spore-)]. In l>iology, a placentoid com- 

 pound plasmodium formed by certain mycetozoa, e. g. , 

 the (lowers of tan. 



iEther {e / -ther). See Ether. 



iEtherism {e'-ther-izm). See Etherism. 



iEthiopification {e-the-op-if-ik-a' -shun) . See Ethiopi- 

 fication. 



^thiopiosis {e-lhe-op-e-o'-sts). See Ethiopification. 



/Ethiops (e'-the-ops) [aidioty, an Ethiopian]. An old 

 term for any black mineral powder used in medicine. 

 JE. antimonialis, a black triturate of mercury, 

 antimony, and sulphur, made after several distinct 

 formulae. JE.. martialis, blat :k iron deutoxid. JE. 

 mineralis, black amorphous triturate of mercury with 

 sulphur, in various proportions. 



iEthusa (e-lhu'-sah). See Ethusa. 



iEthusin [e-thu'-sin). See Etkusin. 



Etiology [e-te-ol'-o-je). See Etiology. 



Afebrile {ah-fc'-bril) [ <i priv. ; febrilis, feverish]. 

 Without fever. 



Afetal (ah-fe'-tal) [d priv. ; fetus, an offspring] . With- 

 out a fetus. 



Affection {af-ek' '-shun) \affccre, to affect]. A syno- 

 nym of disease. 



Affective {af-ek' -tir) \afficere, to affect]. Exciting emo- 

 tion. A. Faculties, the emotions and propensities — 

 especially those peculiar to man. A. Insanity, emo- 

 tional or impulsive insanity. 



Affectus {af-ek' -fns) [L.]. A disordered condition. 

 A. animi, an attection of the mind ; mental disorder. 

 A. suffocatorius. Synonym of Diphtheria. 



Afferent {af'-er-enf) [afferens, carrying to]. Carrying 

 toward the center. Of nerves : conveying impulses 

 toward the central nervous system ; sensory, centri- 

 petal. Of blood-vessels : those, as arteries, conveying 

 blood to the tissue, sometimes also to the gills. Of 

 lymphatics : those conveying lymph to a lymphatic 

 gland. Compare Efferent. 



Afferentia, or Vasa afferentia {ya'-sah af-er-en'-she- 

 ah) [L.]. I. The lymphatic vessels. 2. Any vessels 

 carrying blood or lymph to an organ. 



Affiliation {af-il-e-a* -shun) [ad, to; filius, son]. In 

 medical jurisprudence, the act of imputing or affixing 

 the paternity of a child in order to provide for its 

 maintenance. 



Affinity (afin'-it-e) \affinis, akin to]. Relationship. 

 A synonym of Attraction. A., Chemical, the force 

 exerted at inappreciable distances, and between definite 

 and invariable weights of two or more combining sub- 

 stances, whereby bodies of dissimilar nature unite to 

 form new compounds. Contradistinguished from co- 

 hesion, which is an attraction between molecules. A., 

 Elective, the preference of one substance for another 

 rather than for a third or fourth. Affinity is spoken of 

 as compound, developed, disposing, divellent, intermedi- 

 ate, quiescent, reciprocal, or synthetic, according to the 

 part it plays, or is conceived to play, in any chemical 

 process. 



Alum {af'-e-um) [Arab., .-////?//]. The Asiatic name 

 for opium. 



Afflate {af-laf) \_afflatus, blown upon]. Sudden in its 

 attack ; overwhelming. 



Afflatus {afla'-tus) [L., "a blowing upon"]. I. A 

 draft or blast of air. 2. A sudden attack. J. A sup- 

 posed inspiration or divine influence. 

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Affluence {af'-lu-ens) [affluenlia, from affluere, to flow 

 to]. A determination or influx, a- of blood to a 

 part. 



Affluent (af -lu-ent) \affiuens, (lowing to]. 1'ioducing 

 a congestion ; determinant ; (lowing in or upon. 



Afflux (af'-lux) Xaffluere, affluxus, to (low toward]. 

 The How of the blood or other liquid to a particular 

 part. 



Affluxion ( af-luk' -shun ) \_affluere, affluxus, to flow 

 toward]. See Afflu \. 



Affusion (af-u'-zhun) \_affusio, affuude/e, to pour 

 upon]. Pouring water upon a substance to cleanse it. 

 or upon the body in fevers to reduce temperature and 

 calm nervous symptoms. 



A -form Chronoscope. See Chronoscope. 



African {af '-rik-an\ \Africa, Latin name of the country]. 

 Pertaining to Africa. A. Arrow-poison. See Stro- 

 phanthus. A. Date-mark. See Furunculus orien- 

 talis. A. Fever. Synonym of Dengue. A. Gum, 

 gum arabic. See . I, a, ia. A. Lethargy, or Nelavan, 

 a "sleeping sickness" affecting negroes of the West 

 African coast. Increasing somnolence 1- the character- 

 istic symptom. It is very fatal. Death after emaciation 

 follows in from three to six months. Post-mortem 

 examination has revealed hyperemia of the arachnoid, 

 and it is asserted that this " sleeping sickness " is only 

 one of the symptoms of Filariasis, </. v. No treatment 

 avails. A. Pepper, Chillies; the intensely biting fruit 

 of Capsicum fastigiatum. See Capsicum. 



After [af'-ter) [A. S., after, back]. 1. The amis. The 

 buttocks. 2. Next in succession. A. Action, the 

 negative variation in an electrical current continuing 

 for a short time in a tetanized muscle. A. Birth, the 

 popular designation of the placenta, cord, and mem- 

 branes, sometimes called the secundines. A. Brain. 

 See Hindbrain and Mefencephalon. A. Care, the care 

 or nursing of convalescents ; specifically, the treatment 

 of patients discharged as cured from lunatic asylums. 

 A. Cataract, Cataracta Secundaria : an opacity of the 

 media of the eye after operation for cataract due to 

 opacification of the capsule or to non-absorption of the 

 remains of the lens-substance. A. Damp, a poisonous 

 mixture of gases, such as carbon monoxid and 

 carbon dioxid, found in coal mines after an explosion 

 of inflammable gases. A. Hearing, a neurotic con- 

 dition in which sounds are heard after the wave-motion 

 that produces them has ceased. A. Images, con- 

 tinued retinal impressions after the stimulus of the 

 light or image has ceased to act. A positive after- 

 image is a simple prolongation of the sensation ; a 

 negative after-image is the appearance of the image in 

 complementary colors. After-sensations may be also 

 experienced with other senses. A. Milk, the strip- 

 pings : the last milk taken from the teat at any one 

 milking. It is peculiarly rich in butter, as compared 

 with the fore-milk. A. Pains. See Pains. A. Per- 

 ception, the perception of a sensation after the stimulus 

 has passed away. A. Sensation, a sensation lasting 

 longer than the stimulus producing it. A. Taste, a 

 gustatory sensation produced some time after the stimu- 

 lus has been removed. A. Treatment. See . I. Care. 



Afterings {af'-ter-ingz) [A. S., eefter, after]. See 

 After-milk. 



Agacement des Dents [Fr.]. The unpleasant sensa- 

 tion of teeth " set on edge " from contact of acid-. 



Agalactia {ah-gal-ak 1 '-te-ah) [<i priv.: ydToa., milk]. 

 Failure or insufficiency of the mother" s milk after 

 childbirth. 



Agalactous [ah-gal-ak' -tus) [a priv.; ;<//«, milk]. 

 1. Without milk. 2. Not suckled ; not nourished with 

 milk. 



Agalaxy {ah-gal'-ak-se). See Agalactia. 



