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ALIMENTIVITY 



Alfonsin [al-fon' 'sin) [from Alfonso Ferri, a sixteenth 



century surgeon]. An old form of bullet extractor. 

 Algae (al'-je) [alga, a seaweed], A group of acotyle- 



donous plants, of simple vegetable construction, living 

 mostly in the « . 



Algaroth {al f -gar-otk) [It., Algarotti, the Veronese 

 physician]. Oxychlorid of antimony. 



Algedo {al-je'-do) \a\yri6in), pain]. Severe pain in the 

 generative organs and extending to the urinary organs, 

 sometimes arising from a sudden stoppage of gonor- 

 rhea. 



Algefacient [al-je-faf sheni) [a/gere, to be cool ; facere, 

 to make]. Cooling. 



Algeinuresis (al-Jin-u-re' 'sis) [akyelv, to feel pain; 

 obpqoig, urination]. Painful urination. 



Algera, or Algeros (al-je'-rah, or 7 ros) [i^.ytfp6g, pain- 

 ful]. Painful ; characterized by pain. 



Algesia {a/Jc'-zc-a/i) [akyrpsic, pain] . Pain; suffering. 



Algesichronometer [al-Je-ze-kro-nom , -et-er) [<i/ j ijaii , 

 pain; xi""'"' '• time ; (lerpov, a measure]. An instru- 

 ment used to note the lapse of time before a nerve 

 center responds to a painful stimulus. 



Algesimeter [al-jes-im' '-et-er) [AAyj/tKC, pain; iiirpov, 

 a measure]. An instrument for determining the 

 acuteness of the sense of pain. 



Algesis (al-je'-sis). See Algesia. 



Algesthesis, or Algaesthesis [a/-Jes-tke , -sis) [h/.yog, 

 pain; aloftr/oic;, feeling]. The perception of pain; 

 any painful disease. 



Algetic (al-Jetl-ik) [a/.ytiv, to have pain]. Pertaining 

 to, or producing, pain. 



-algia {al'-je-ah) [dAyoc, pain]. A suffix denoting 

 pain, as odontalgia, neuralgia, etc. 



Algid (al'-jid) [algidus, cold]. Cold, chilly. A. 

 Fever, a pernicious intermittent fever, with great 

 coldness of the surface of the body. A. Cholera, 

 Asiatic cholera. 



Algin (al' '-Jin) [a/o-a. a seaweed]. Alginic acid; a 

 gummy substance derivable from seaweeds and form- 

 ing a good substitute for gum arabic. 



Algology (al-gol-o-Ji) [alga, a seaweed ; Aeysiv, speak]. 

 That department of botany treating of alga?, phy- 

 cology. 



Algometer (al-gom' -et-er) [a/.yog, pain ; fiirpnv, a 

 measure]. An instrument for testing the sensibility 

 of a part to pain. 



Algometry \al-gom f -et-re) [n'/yo^, pain; perpov, a 

 measure]. The testing of pain. 



Algophobia {al-go-fo 1 '-be-aK) [akyoq, pain; do iV, 

 dread]. Unreasonable or morbid dread of pain. 



Algophobic [al-go-fo f -bik) [aXyoq, pain; $6 flog, dread]. 

 Characterized by algophobia. 



Algophobist [al-go-fo' -bist) [dAyoc.pain; do /3oc, dread]. 

 One who morbidly dreads pain. 



Algor [aV-gor) [I-]- A sense of chilliness or coldness. 

 A. Progressions. Syn. of Scleroderma Neonatorum. 



Algos (al'-gos) [a/.ync, pain]. Pain; a painful disease, 

 or attack. 



Algosis [al-go'-sis) [alga, seaweed]. The causation 

 of disease by certain plants, as alg;u. 



Algospasm [al f -gospazm) [aAyog, pain; c-nnimc, 

 spasm]. Painful spasm or cramp. 



Al'ibert's Ke'loid. See Keloid and Diseases, Table of. 



Alibility [al-ib-W '-e-te) [alibilis, nutritive]. Availabil- 

 ity of a nutritious substance for absorption and assimi- 

 lation. 



Alible [aV-i-bl) [alibilis, nutritive] . Nutritive; absorb- 

 able and assimilable. 



Alicant (al'-ik-ant) [from Alicante, in Spain]. A 

 strong, sweet, and dark-colored .Spanish wine. 



Alices [al'-is-ez] [L. ]. Red spots preceding the pustu- 

 lation in small]" 



Alienation [sl-yen-a' 'shun) [alienatio ; alienare, to 

 withdraw]. Mental derangement, insanity. 



Alienist {&l' '-yen-ist i [alienor, , to withdraw]. ( )ne who 

 treats mental diseases; a specialist in the treatment of 

 insanity. 



Aliethmoid {al-e-etlt' '-moid) [a/a, a wing; rfifi 

 Strainer]. In birds, the wing of the ethmoidal por- 

 tion "t the orbito nasal cartilage. 



Aliferous [al-if' '-er-us) [a/a. a wing; ferre, to bear]. 

 Winged ; alate ; aligerous. 



Aliform [al f -if-ortn) [a/a, wing; forma, shape]. Wing- 



sbaped. A. Process, the wing of the sphenoid. 



Alisphenoid. Aliformes musculi [al-if-or* '-mez 



mus' '-ku-li). The aliform or wing-shaped muscles; 



the pterygoid muscle-. 



Aligerous {al-ij'-er-us) [ala, wing ; gerere, to bear]. 

 Having wings ; alate; aliferous. 



Aliment [al f -im-ent) [alimentum, from alimentai 

 nourish]. Nourishment, food. A substance that, 

 acted upon by the digestive and assimilative organs, 

 yields the sources and repairs the losses of heat, force, 

 or the tissues of the body. 



Alimentary {al-im-en'-ta-re) [alimentum , from alimen- 

 tare, to nourish]. Nourishing. A. Bolus, the food 

 after mastication and just prior to swallowing. A. 

 Canal, Duct, System, or Tube, the digestive tube 

 from the lips to the anus, with its acces-ory gland-. 



Alimentation [al-im-en-ta' 'shun) [xilimentare , to nour- 

 ish]. The process of the reception and conversion of 

 food into material tit for nourishment. A., Rectal, 

 the nourishing of a patient by the administration of 

 small quantities of concentrated food through the rec- 

 tum. There are many formulae for these nutritious 

 enemata, the most important of which are the fol- 

 lowing: i. Leube's Pancreatic-meat Emulsion. — 

 " For rectal alimentation : chop live ounces of finely- 

 scraped meat still finer, add to it one and a-half 

 ounces of finely-chopped pancreas, free from fat, and 

 then three ounces of lukewarm water ; stir to the con- 

 sistence of a thick pulp. Give at one time, care being 

 taken to wash out the rectum with water about an hour 

 before." 2. Mayet's Formula. — " Fresh ox-pancreas 

 150 to 200 grams; lean meat 400 to 500 grams. 

 Bruise the pancreas in a mortar with water at a tem- 

 perature of 37 C, and strain through a cloth. Chop 

 the meat and mix thoroughly with the strained fluid, 

 after separating all the fat and tendinous portions. 

 Add the yolk of one egg, let stand for two hours, and 

 administer at the same temperature, after having 

 cleansed the rectum with an injection of oil. This 

 quantity is sufficient for 24 hours' nourishment, and 

 should be administered in two ' ? Ramie's 



Formula. — " Add to a bowl of good beef-tea one-half 

 pound of lean, raw beefsteak pulled into shred.-. At 

 99 F. add one drachm of fresh pepsin and one-half 

 drachm of dilute HC1. Place the mixture before the 

 fire and let it remain for four hour-, stirring frequently. 

 The heat must not 1m- to,, great, or the artificial diges- 

 tive process will be stopped altogether. It is better to 

 have the mixture too cold than too hot. If alcohol is 

 to lie given it should be added at the last moment. 

 Eggs may also be added, but should be previo 

 well beaten." 4. Pea rmula. — "Crush or 



grind a pound of beef-muscle fine; then add one pint 

 of cold water; allow it to macerate 40 minutes, and 

 then gradually raise it to the boiling point ; allow it to 

 boil for two minutes — no more — and then strain." 

 5. Flint's Mixture. — "Milk !|ij, whisky ^--. to 

 which add half an es 



Alimentivity [al-im-en-tii/ -i-te) [alimentare, to nour- 

 ish]. The instinct that impels the animal organi-: 

 ta! r nourishment. 



