All .1 >1'1 \-l 



AD " IIIA 



Alloplast form, 



mold]. In biology, a plastid composed of -< ••■ 

 sues ; the opposite < if bomoplast. 



Allorrhythmia 



rhythm 1. Variation in interval of the pulsi 

 l'n iac Rhythm. 



Allosematic U-ik) [dWoc, other; OTJfja, a 



int character]. Applied to 

 iration which enables an animal to associate its 

 with some large or dangerous animal. 

 Allosteatodcs i . other; o 



uAtK, fat-like]. Marked by perversion or morbidity 

 retion. 

 Allotoxin ither; rogucdv, poison]. 



Any substance, produced by tissue metamorphosis 

 within the organism, that lends to shield the body by 

 destroying microbes "i" toxins that are inimical to it. 

 Allotriodontia the-ah) [a7 



, tooth], i. The transplanting of teeth 

 fmm one person to another. 2. The existence of 

 teeth in abnormal situation-, as in tumors. 

 Allotrioecrisis o. ek'-ris-is) [a/Mrptoc, strange ; 



- , excretion]. The discharge or elimination of 

 foreign matter- with the excretions. 



Allotriogeusia [al-ot-re-o-gu' '-se-ah). Same a&Allotri- 

 \tstia. 



Allotriogeustia i '-le-ah) [<i> - 



strange ; . taste]. Perversion of the sense of 



taste ; abnormality of the appetite. 



Allotriolithiasis {al-ot-re-o-Hth-i' -as-is) [<)'// a-, . 



inge; ' "<<:. a stone]. The formation or existence 

 of a calculus of unusual material, or composed entirely 

 or in part of a foreign body. 



Allotriophagy [a ff'-a-je) \a)OJ>rpijoq, strange; 



etv, to eat]. Depraved or unnatural appetite. 



Allotriotexis (al-ot-re-o-teks'-is) [aXMrptog, strange; 

 . birth], I. Abnormality in delivery. 2. The 

 birth or delivery of a monstrosity. 



Allotriuria (al-ol-re-u' '-re-ah) [akMrptoc, strange; 

 «xv, urine]. Abnormality of the urine. 



Allotrope (al' ' -o-trop) \aKkoq , different ; Tponrfj, a change]. 

 <)ne of the forms in which an element capabl 

 assuming different forms may appear. 



Allotrophic [al-o-trof f -ilt) [«//.<«;, other ; nour- 



ishment]. Having perverted or modified characters 

 as a nutrient. 



Allotropism [al-ot'-ro-pizni) \_'i)'/nc, other; 



method]. I. The term expresses the fact of certain 

 ments exi-ting in two or more conditions with 

 differences of physical properties. Thus carbon illus- 

 trates allotropism by existing in the forms of charcoal, 

 plumbago, and the diamond. See Isomeric, 2. 

 Appearance in an unusual or abnormal form. 



Allotropy (al-of '-ro-peY Allotropism. 



Allotrylic \al-o-tril' -ik) \biKkSrptoq, foreign; vfoj, prin- 

 ciple]. Due to the presence of a foreign principle <>r 

 material ; enthetic. A. Affections, morbid states 

 caused by the lodgment of foreign substances in the 

 organism. The foreign substance may be animate or 

 inanimate, organic or inorganic. 



Alloxan [al \allantoin; oxalic], C 4 H 2 N 2 4 . 



The ureld of mesoxalic arid ; it is produced by the 

 careful oxidation of uric and. or alloxantin with nitric 

 acid or chlorin and bromin. It appears in long, 

 shining, rhombic prisms, easily soluble in water, with 

 a very acid n, and possessing a able 



taste. The solution placed on the skin slowly .-tain- 

 it a purple red. It occurs in the intestinal mucus in 



- of dial : 



Alloxanic Acid \cid. 



Alloxantin [al-oks-an' -tin) \allantoin ; oxalic], C g H 4 - 



N.O, 



,11,'). A substance obtained by reducing 



alloxan with Sn< 1 ,. rinc and II" 1. or I I.,S in the i 

 It occurs in -mall, hard, colorless prisms that turn red 

 in air containing ammonia. It- solution has an acid 

 reaction. 

 Alloy [from tin- French word aloi, a contraction 



of a i lot], i. A compound of two or more metals by 

 fusion See Gold Plate and Gold Solder, i. The least 



valuable of two or mere metal- thai are fused together. 

 Allozooid (al-o u/-oid) [dAAoc, other; ; woeid^c, like an 



animal], in zoology, a zooid differing from the 



organism producing it. 

 Allspice See Pimenta, and Florida All- 



Sp; 



Aliure [ii/iir'). Synonym of Influenza. 



Allyl [al'-W] [(>',, matter], C,H 5 . A non-saturated 

 univalent alcohol radii al of the oil- obtained from 

 alliaceous plants. It doi - not exist in the free state. 

 A. Alcohol, C 3 H 5 H( ), a colorles- inflammable liquid, 

 with pungenl odor, boiling at 97 C. A. Aldehyd, 

 C 3 H 4 0, a syn, of Acrolein. A. Cyanid. 

 Sinamin. A. Mustard Oil, < IS. N.I ,11 . Allyl thio- 

 carbimid. The principal constituent of ordinary mus- 

 tard oil. It is a liquid not readily dissolved by 

 water; boils at 150. 7 ; at io°, it has a sp. gr. of 

 1. 017; it has a pungenl odor and vesicates the skin. 

 A. sulphid, (1 il 5, the essential oil of garlic. 

 A. thiocarbimid. See ./. Mustard Oil. A. 

 tribromid, < ,11 la,, a colorless liquid used as an 

 antispasmodic. Dose, five drops. Unof. 



Allylamin [al-iP -am-in) ['/>/, matter; ammonia], 

 XI!, 1 Hi. Ammonia in which a hydrogen atom is 

 replaced by allyl. It is a sharply caustic mobile liquid. 



Allylin (al-il'-iri) [i'faj, matter], < ',.] !,._,• >.. Monoally] 

 ether, produced by heating glycerol with oxalic acid. 

 It is a thick liquid, boiling at 225-240 . 



Almeciga [al-ma' '-thig-aK) [Sp.]. See Elemi. 



Almen and Nylander's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Almen's Tests. See Tests, Table of. 



Almond (am'-und) [M. E., almonde]. See Amyg- 

 dala. A. Bread, a variety of bread made from almond 

 flour, for use by diabetics. It is made as follow- ■ 

 Take of blanched sweet almonds a quarter of a 

 pound. Heat them as line as possible in a stone 

 mortar, remove the sugar by putting in a linen bag and 

 steeping for a quarter of an hour in boiling water 

 acidulated with vinegar; mix this paste thoroughl) 

 with three ounces of butter and two egg.-. Add the 

 volk- of three eggs and a little salt, and stir well for 

 some time. Whip up the whites of three egg- and 

 stir in. Put the dough thus obtained into greased 

 moulds and dry by a .-low lire. A. of the Ear, tne 

 tonsil. A. Mixture. See Amygdala 1 Mistura. A. 

 Oil, oleum amygdalae, the fixed oil obtained from 

 both tin- sweet and the bitter almond. It is odorless, 

 agreeable to the taste, and of a yellow color; sp. gr. 

 .919 at 15 C. It i.- used in pharmacy and medi 

 and in soap-making, A. Oil, Bitter, (ileum amyg 

 (hi! See Amygdala. A. Paste, a inn 



of bitter almonds, alcohol, white of egg and rose-watei . 

 used to soften the -kin and prevent the hands and lips 

 from chapping. A. of the Throat, the tonsil. 



Alnuin [al f -nu-in) [Celtic, al, near; Ian, a river bank]. 

 A precipitate from the tincture of Alnus rubra. Said 

 to I tive and resolvent. Dose gr. ii-x. (not 



Alnus (al'-iin 1 [Celtic, al, near; Ian, a river bank], 



Alder Bark. The bark ol the American Alder, ./. 

 se rrulata, contains tannic acid. The decoction of bark 

 and leave- i- astringent, and used a- a gargle and :i- a 

 lotion for wounds and ulcers. Dose oi powderedbark 

 gr. x. 

 Alochia {ah-lo'-ke-ah) [a priv.; >«v'". the lochia]. 



AbSl ll'e of the ] o. Ilia. 



