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Agallocha | ag-al f ; the lignum 



aloes]. The milky jui< tm. a 



small ' India. The juice is very acrid, and 



when brought in contact with the skin blisters it. I sed 

 locally for the cure of leprosy. Unof. 



Agallochum urn) [djdAAo^ov, the lignum 



aloes]. Same as . or the wood of the tree 



that produces it . ;. or aloes-wood. 



Agalorrhea, <>i Agalorrhcea re / -ah) [d priv. ; 



.■.milk; pieiv, to flow]. A cessation of the flow 

 .it milk. 



Agamic i [d priv.; yd/zoc, marriage], i. 



In biology, not sexual; not pertaining to the ?e.\ual 

 relation; asexual reproduction; parthenogenesis. 



Agamogenesis [ah-gam-o-jen' '-es-is) [d priv.; 



marriag aeration]. Reproduction without 



fecundation. . by gemmation. See Parth 



Agamogenetic [ah-gani-o-jen-ef -ik) [d priv.; ; 

 mat Deration]. Pertaining to Agamo- 



Agamospore [ah-gam' -o-spor) [dpriv.; yd//oc, marri 



ring]. In biology, an asexually produced 



Aganactesis [ag-an-ak-te' -sis) [ayavaKr^atg, physical 

 pain]. Irritation; physical pain or uneasy sensation. 



Aganoblepharon [ag-an-o-blej '-ar-on j 



mild-eyed]. Adhesion of the eyelids to each other. 



Agar-agar ;' %ar-a'-gar) [Ceylon], A kind of glue 

 made from certain sea- weed.-. >uch as Gracilaria 

 lich irtina speciosa, used in medicine 



to make suppositories, and in bacteriological studies to 

 make a solution in which microorganisms are bred or 

 kei >se. 



Agaric [ag-ar'-ik) [ , a fungus employed as 



tinder by the Agari of Sarmatia], A fungus of the 

 genus Agaricus, e.g., the mushroom and toadstool. 

 See Agaricus. 



Agaricic Acid | ag-ar-is f -ik as'-id) . See . Icid, Agaricic. 



Agaricin (ag-ar' -is-in) [see Agaric"], C IB H 30 O s 11,''. 



A white crystalline substance, the active principle of 



iricus albtts. It has proved useful in the night 



of phthisis where atropia has failed. Dose gr. 



Unof. 



Agaricus ' -ik-us) [see Agaric]. A genus of 



the family of Agaricini or Mushrooms. A. a 

 Purging Agaric, unof., a fungus parasite upon the 

 European Larch; it contains an alkaloid, agaricin, and 

 iric arid. It is used as a drastic purgative, and is 

 valuable in night sweats. Dose gr. xxx-:jj as a pur- 

 gative; gr. xv in night sweats. A., Ext., Alcohol. 

 Dose gr. iij— vj. A., Ext., Liq. l>ose rrLiij— xx . A., 

 Tinct. Dose rtVxx-^j. The edible specie-, ./. 

 campestris, is characterized by a brownish color, 

 that doc- not change when cut, and an agreeable taste. 

 ./. ckirurgorum , Surgeon's Agaric, a parasitic fungus 

 iierly used for Moxa, q. v. Soaked in solution 

 of potassium nitrate it forms spunk. A. mus- 

 carius, Fly Agaric, a poisonous mushroom, containing 

 an alkaloid, Muscarin, q.v.,z powerful cardial 

 sant. Dose of the alkaloid gr. * s — i j . Muscarin 

 Nitrate, used hypodermatically. Dose gr. fo j . 



Agaster [ah-gas' -ter) [n priv. ; yaorfip, the stomach]. 

 An animal without a stomach. 



Agastric {ah-gas* -trik) [d priv.; . the stomach]. 



Having no intestinal canal, as the tape- worm-. 



Agastronervia i [d priv. ; ya 



the stomach; nervus, a nerve or sinew]. See ./ 

 n n ia. 



Agastrcneuria ah) [d priv. ; yao 



the stomach ; I )eficiency in the 



stimulus sent to the stomach. 



Agathin [ag f -ath-in) [dyafldc, good], <" t .II 4 (< >H).CH.- 

 N.N .< Mi 1 ,11,. Salicyl-a^Ma-rnethyl-phenyl-hydra- 

 /one, obtained by the interaction of salicylic aldehyd, 

 and alpha-methyl phenyl-hydrazin. It i- a greenish 



white, crystalline substance, without odor oi taste, 

 insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether, and 

 melt- at 74 C. I sed a.- an anti-neuralgic in di 

 of eight grains, two or three time- daily. Its action is 

 cumulative. Unof. 



Agave i ; . noble], A large genus of 



amaryllidaceous plant-, natives of North America. ./. 

 americana, American Aloe, the leaves of a plant 

 growing in North America. It i- diuretic and anti- 

 syphilitic. Dose of the lid. ext, 3ss-j. The fresh 

 juice l- al-o similarly employed. The fermented 

 juice, called pulque, is a moderately stimulant drink, 

 very popular in Mexico. Unof. 



Age i ej) [M. 1'... ag, ]. The length of time a being has 

 existed; also, a certain stage in life. The period of 

 lite is divided into a succession of ages, a- follows : 

 i. Infancy, from birth to the appearance of tin tem- 

 porary teeth. 2. Childhood, from the cutting of the 

 first permanent teeth to puberty. 3. Youth, from puberty 

 to the attainment of the full stature, that i.-, 18 or 19 

 for girls, 21 to 22 for boys. 4. Maturity, covers the 

 interval from youth to the climacteric. 5. Old-age, or 

 period of decline. < >ther divisions may be made, as, 

 e.g., those of embryonic life, of immaturity, of ma- 

 turity, of sterility, 1 . . 



Agenesia {ah-jen-e'-se-ah} [d priv. ; , 1 «c, generation]. 

 A term somewhat loosely u^ed to designate abnormal 

 or imperfect development. Also impotence and ster- 

 ility. In botany, the asexual development of the 

 (lower. 



Agenesis {ah-jen' '-es-is) [d priv. ; yiveaig, generation]. 

 I. Impotence ; barrenness. 2. Incomplete and defect- 

 ive development. 



Agenosomus [ah-jen-o-so f -mus) [d priv. ; yewav, to 

 beget; capa, body]. A variety of single autositic 

 monsters, of the species Celosoma in which there is a 

 lateral or median eventration occupying principally the 

 lower portion of the abdomen, while the genital and 

 urinary organs are either absent or very rudimentary. 



Agens [a'-jenz) [L.]. An agent. A. Morbi. See 

 Morbi. 



Agent [af-jent) [ .• . to act, to do]. A substance or 

 force that by its action effects changes in the human 

 body. 



Agenus [aj'-en-us) [d priv.; offspring]. Cellu- 



lar plant-. 



Agenya {ah-jen* -e-ah) [d priv.; ykwg, chin]. Congenital 

 absence of the chin. 



Agerasia (aj-er \hyrjpaaia, eternal youth]. 



Vigorous old age ; age without its wonted feebleness 



and del ;i\ . 



Ageusia ih or ah-ju' '-se-ah) [d priv.; yeiiatg, 



taste]. Abolition of the sense of taste. 



Ageustia (ah-giis'-te-ah) [dpriv.; yevaig, taste]. Same 

 as . /, eusia. 



Agger (,//'-, vi [1..]. In anatomy, a pile or mound. A. 

 nasi, an anterior prolongation and elevation ol the 

 mucous membrane covering the middle turbinated 

 bone; its direction i- almost parallel with the dorsal 

 ridge of the nose, running forward and downward till 

 it reaches verj nearly to the anterior aperture ol the 

 nostril. A. valvulse venae [//.. ./ valvula'- 



rum vena'runi], the eminence of a venous valve; 

 a projection within the lumen of a vein at the junction 

 of a valve. 



Agglomerate omerare, to wind into 



a ball]. Grouped "i clustered; massed. Crowded 

 into 1 A. Glands. See (.ilaud. 



