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Agglutinant [ag-lu' -tin-ant) [agglutinare, to paste to]. 

 Promotive of repair by adhesion ; favorable to agglu- 

 tination. 



Agglutinate [ag-lu' '-tin-St) [agglutinare, to paste to]. 

 In biology, to ^lui- together; to unite by adhesion. 



Agglutination [ag-lu-tin-a' -shun) [agglutinare, to glue 

 upon or tn]. A joining i- applied 



healing of wounds ; it is called immediate, if by the 

 first intention ; m dia . if through tin- intermediation 

 some natural plastic material. 



Agglutinative [ag-ltt' -tin-a-tiv) {agglutinare, to glue 



upon or to], i. Favoring agglutination; adhesive. 



2. Any substance with adhesive properties, fitted to 



in the r.l-. -hi wounds in apposition. Such are 



caoutchouc, collodion, 



Aggravation [ag-ra-va' -shun) [ . to make 



worse]. Increa.M- in severity, as of a disease, symp- 

 tom, or pain 



Aggregate i at) [a, I, to; gregare, to collect 



into a flock]. Grouped into a mass. A. Glands. 

 See' Gland. 



Aggregation ra'-shun) [ad, to; gregare, to col- 



lect into a flock]. I. The massing of materials 

 together. 2. A congeries or collection of bodies, 

 mostly of such as an- similar to each other. 



Agitation [aj-it-a' '-shun) [agitare, to excite, arouse]. 

 I. Fatiguing restlessness with violent motion ; mental 

 disturbance. 2. A stirring or shaking, as in phar- 

 macy. 



Aglet! Aiglet [ag'-let, dg / -let) [M. E.]. In biology, a 

 drooping anther or catkin. 



Aglia {ag'-le-ah) [L.]. A speck or spot upon the 

 cornea or on the white of the eye. 



Aglobulia [ah-glo-bu f -le-ah) [a priv.; globulus, a glo- 

 bule]. A decrease in the quantity of red blood 

 corpuscles, with corresponding increase of serum. 



Aglobulism [ah-glob' -u-lizm) [d priv. ; globulus, a 

 globule]. Aglobulia; oligocythemia. 



Aglobulous [ah-glob' -u-lus) [d priv.; globulus, a glo- 

 bule]. Characterized by aglobulia. 



Aglossia {ah-glos' '-e-ak) [d priv. ; ;><L<7<7«, the tongue]. 

 Congenital absence of the tongue. 



Aglossostoma [ah-glos-os' '-to-mah) [d priv. ; yXacoa, 

 the tongue ; OTOfia, the mouth]. A fetal monster in 

 which there is a mouth without a tongue. 



Aglossus [ah-glos f -us) [ayhuooog, without a tongue]. 

 A person without a tongue. 



Aglutition \ali-glu-tish f -un) [a priv. ; glutire, to swal- 

 low]. Difficulty in swallowing; inability to swallow. 



Agmatology [ag-mat-ol' '-o-je) [ayp.6g, a fracture; Aoyog, 

 discourse] . The science or study of fractures. 



Agmen (agf-men) [agmen, a multitude]. In biology, 

 a taxonomic group between a class and an order. 



Agminate [ag / -min-dt) [agmen, a multitude]. Aggre- 

 gated, clustered. A. Glands. See Gland, Peyer's. 



Agnail (ag'-udl) [A. S., angncegl\ I. Hangnail. 2. A 

 whitlow. 3. A corn on the toe or foot. 



Agnathia (ag-na' '-the-ah) [a priv. ; yvadog , a jaw] . Ab- 

 sence or defective development of the jaws. 



Agnathus [ag f -na-thus) [a priv. ; yvadog, a jaw]. A 

 monster with no lower jaw. 



Agnea, or Agncea [ag-ne / -ah) [ayvoia, want of percep- 

 tion]. A condition in which the patient does not 

 recognize things or persons. 



Agnew's Operations. See Operations, Tabic of. 



Agnew's Rectal Chemise. An appliance for con- 

 trolling hemorrhage from the rectum. It consist: 

 a gum catheter to the end of which are attached three 

 square pieces of mosquito-netting. These are moist- 

 ened with a solution of the persulphate of iron, and 

 the whole introduced into the rectum, where it acts 

 as a plug. 



Agnin ■■ ;' nin) [agnu , a lamb], A fatty -ub^tance 



derivable from sheep's wool, unmixed with water; it 



is harder, darker, and ble in color and odor 



than lanolin. See Lanolin ami Suint. 

 Agnma Membrana | ■ ./, ni'-nah mem-bra'nah) [I-.]. 



•■ The lamb like, or woolly, membrane," — the amnion. 

 Agnus castus [ag / -nui I [!••]■ The cl 



:;ts ens/ us ; iti 



formerly used as a preservative of chastity, and its 



homeopathic preparations are still exhibited a.-, 



phri nli-i 

 -ago'ga, -agogue [i] me who leads]. A suffix, 



demiting agents that drive out other substances, as em- 



menagogues, lithagog 

 Agomphiasis (ah-gom-Ji' '-as-is) [a priv. ; ; 



tooth], Sam n pilosis. 



Agomphious [ah-gom* -fe-us) [ , toothl 



Without teeth. 



Agomphosis (ah ' ds) [dpriv. ; .a tooth]. 



I. Absence of the teeth. 2. A loosening or looseness 

 of the t 



Agonia 1 ve-ah) [ayuvia, a conte.it or struggle]. 



I. Distress of mind ; ext juish. 2. Thedi 



struggle. [ayovog, barren]. Ba ; sterility; 



impotence. A. Bark. la. 



Agoniadin (ag-on-i' '-ad-in) [ayovog, barren], Cj H u < ',,. 

 A glucosid found in Agonia bark, and used as an anti- 

 periodic. 



Agonous [ag / -o-nui | [ayovog, unfruitful]. Barren ; im- 

 potent. 



Agony [ag / -o-ne) [ayuvia, a content or struggle]. Vio- 

 lent pain; extreme' anguish; the death-struggle. 



Agoraphobia [ag-o-ra-fo' -be-ah) [dj o/jd, a market-place, 

 assembly; (popog, fear]. 1. A morbid fear of open 

 places or spaces; kenophobia. 2. Dread of assem- 

 blies; morbid dislike of crowds or of associating with 

 others. 



Agoriada {ag-o-re-ah'-dah) [Sp.]. The Brazilian tree, 

 Plumieria laud folia, and its febrifuge bark. 



Agoriadin [ag-o-ri' '-ad-in) [Sp.], C 10 H 14 O B . A glu- 

 cosid, probably the active principle of Agoriada. 



-agra [aypa, a seizure]. A Greek word added as a 

 suffix to various roots to denote seizure, severe pain ; 

 as podagra, etc. 



Agrammatism (ah-gram' -at-izm) [a priv. ; ypaupa, a 

 word]. A phenomenon of aphasia, consisting in the 

 inability to form words grammatically, or the suppres- 

 sion of certain words of a phrase. See Aphasia. 



Agraphia (ah-graf-e-ah) [it priv.; ypd<peiv, to write]. 

 Inability to express ideas by writing. In some cases 

 not a single letter can be finned; in others, words, 

 and a number of words, without meaning, can be 

 written. See Aphasia. A., Musical, pathological 

 loss of the ability to write musical notes. 



Agraphy \ag'-ra-fe) [a priv.; ypayeiv, to write]. Same 

 as Agraphia. 



Agrestial (ag-res' '-te-al) [agrestis, rural]. In biology, 

 growing wild in the fields. 



Agria ( ■ 1 [ayptoc, wild]. A pustular eruption ; 



malignant pustule ; herpes. 



Agrielcosis [ag-re-el-ko / -sis) [aypiog, wild; e'/.Kooig, 

 ulceration]. A malignant or uncontrollable ulcera- 

 tion. 



Agrimony (ag* '-rim-o-ne) [ayp6g, a field ; u6vog, alone]. 

 The root of Agrimonia eupatoria. A mild astringent. 

 Dose of tld. ext. ^ -- \\. L'nof. 



Agriopsoria (ag-re-op-so / -re-ah) [ayptog, wild; i'upa, 

 itch]. An incurable or severe attack, or variety, ot 

 itch. 



Agrioriganum [ag-re-o-rig'-an-um) [aypiog, wild ; 

 bpiyavov, origanum]. Wild Marjoram, Origanum 

 arc. 



