AMPUTA 11 RA 



AM \ I I m,i Mi 



paration. A., Spontaneous. See -/.. vital. 



Also occurs in the disease, . unburn. A., Subperios- 

 teal, one in tlu- continuity, the cut end of the hone 

 being covered bj periosteal flaps. A., Surgical. .1 

 formal amputation i>. distinction toaccidental or 



congenital A. A., Synchronous. See ./.. .'. 

 A. by Transfixion, one done by thrusting a long 

 knife completely through a limb, and cutting the flaps 

 from within out. A., Traumatic, one performed on 

 account of injury. 



Amputatura 'at-u'-raJt) [L.j pi,, Amputatura~\. 



An amputation; loss of a member. 



Amuck [Malay]. In a state of murderous 



. in Oriental regions persons, mostly hashish 



eaters, often attack and kill those whom they meet 



while in a state of wild fury. In some cases tlu- infuri- 



! persons take this method of seeking death, tor 



the- it down at sight. 



Amusia ah mu'-se-ah) [n priv. ; mu . muse]. 



Pathological loss or subnormal ability to produce or 

 comprehend music or musical sounds, an abnormality 

 as regards music analogous to aphasia as regards the 

 faculty of speech. Motor A., the music is understi 

 but there i- the power of singing or of othi i 



wise reproducing music. Paramusia, faulty and im- 

 perfect reproduction of music. Sensory A., mu 

 deafness, or the loss of the power of comprehension 

 of musical sounds. See also Alexia, Musical; 

 \phia, M ind Amimia, Musical. 



Amussat's Operations. See Operations, Table of. 



Amyelencephalia [ah-mi-el-en > a'-le-afi) [d priv. ; 

 ■<n\ marrow; . the head]. Congenital ab- 



sence of both brain and spinal cord. 



Amyelencephalus [ah-mi-el-en-sef'-al-us) [d priv. ; 

 urt'/ni , marrow ; huxi/ r] , the head]. A fetal monster 

 having neither brain nor spinal cord. 



Amyelia [ah-mi-e 1 '-le-ah) [d priv.; iin'/or, marrow]. 

 The congenital absence of the spinal cord. 



Amyelinic ah-mi-el-in' -ik) [d priv. ; uvi/ne, marrow], 

 Having no myelin; applied to certain nerve fib 

 especially those seen in neuromata. 



Amyelonervia [ah-mi-el-o-ner f -ve-aK). See Amyeloneu- 

 via. 



Amyeloneuria [ah ini-cl-o-nu'-re-ali) [d priv. ; in. 

 marrow; . a nerve]. Paresis of the spinal cord. 



Amyelotrophy [ah-mi-el-ot 1 '-ro-fe\ [d priv.; uveK6g, 

 marrow; -<•, nourishment]. Atrophyof thespinal 

 cord. 



Amyelus [ah-mi' -el-us) [d priv. ; uveX6c, marrow]. A 

 fetal monstrosity with partial or complete absem 

 the spinal cord. 



Amyencephalus (ah-ini-en-sef'-alits). See Amyelen- 



Amygdala [am-ig / -dal-ah) [I . Amygdala?], i. 



Almond. The seeds of I'nout^ Amygdalus, var. 

 amara and dulcis, containing tin- principle Emulsin 

 or . The former contains Amygdalin. The 



d oil of the sweet almond is a demulcent 

 ful in skin- affections; in doses of .^j-ij ii is a mild 

 laxative. The oil of . I. amara is used in cosmetics. 2. 

 The tonsil. A. amarae, Aq., a i : looo solution 

 the oil in wat<r Dose indefinite. A. amarae, 

 Ol., a volatile oil, bitter to the taste. < ontains 3-14 

 per cent, of lr. acid. Dose ttl '4 — j . A. 



amarae, Spt., oil of hitter almond I, alcohol So, dis- 

 A., Emulsum, oil of swe< 1 almonds 

 6 per cent., sugar, water, and acacia q. s. Dose X\- 



-. ss A. expressum, Ol., oil of sweet aim Is. A., 



Pulv., Comp. i I) P 1. contains sweet almonds, re- 

 fined sugar, and gum acacia. I Ised to make /. . Emul- 

 <»:. A., Syr., almond 14, bitter almond \. 



sugar 20, orange flow. -i • 1 rup q - 



Amygdalae [am-ig* -dal-e) [I..,//.]. Hie tonsils. 



Amygdalin [am-ig '-dal-in) \An 1 1 .._>." i > , , - 



-f- U 1 ,« » A substance that occurs in bitter almonds, 

 and in various plants, as well a> in the leaves of the 

 cherry laurel. It forms white, shining leaflets, ol a 

 hitter taste, readily soluble in water and hot alcohol. 



Amygdaline (.," in) \auvy6aX.i], almond]. I. 



Almond like. 2. The fissure ectad of, 01 collocated 

 with the amygdaloid tubercle. See Fissure. 



Amygdalitis [am-ig-dal-i' -tis) [a/ivydd^, almond ; trtc, 

 inflammation] Tonsillitis. 



Amygdaloid [am-ig '-dal-aid) [«'"'; 6&fai, almond ; 

 form], bike a tonsil, or almond. A. Fossa, the 

 depression lor the lodgment of the tonsil. A. Tu- 

 bercle, a projection of gray or cortical matter at the 

 end of the descending cornu of the lateral ventricle 

 <»f th<- brain. It is attached to tin temporal lobe, ami 

 appears to be ne irlj isolated by white substance. 



Amygdalolith [am-ig-dal' -o-litK) [aftvrydafai, an al- 

 mond; ''in,. a stone], A concretion <>r calculus 

 found in the tonsils. 



Amygdaloncus [am-ig-dal-ong* '-kus) [a/ivytidfaf, al- 

 mond; bynoc, amass]. Any tumor or swelling of the 

 tonsil. 



Amygdalopathy [am-ig-dal-opf -a-the) [afivyddfaj, an 

 almond; iraBog, a disease]. Any -disease of the ton 

 sils. 



Amygdalotome [am-ig 1 '-dal-o-tdm) [afivySdXij, an al- 

 mond ; TEfiveiv, to cut]. An instrument used in cut- 

 ting the tonsils. 



Amygdalotomy [am-ig-dal- of '-o-me) [a/ivydaXt/, a ton- 

 sil; riiweiv, to cut]. Tonsillotomy; partial or com 

 plete abscission of a tonsil. 



Amykos [ah-mi'-kos) [d priv, ; i/wcoc, a fungus]. An 

 antiseptic fluid composed of boric acid, glycerin and 

 infusion of cloves. Of reputed service in gonorrhea, 

 dental caries, and catarrhs. Unof. 



Amyl (ai/i'-il) [afivTuov, tine starch]. The hypothetii al 

 radical '',11,, of amyl alcohol, the fifth term of the 

 series of alcohol radicals, C n H, n + 1 . A. Alcohol. 

 • Amylic Alcohol. A. Hydrate. See Amylic 

 Alcohol. A. Nitrite, nitrite of amyl, ( ',1I U N< >.„ a 

 clear, yellowish liquid, ethereal, aromatic, volatile ; pro 

 duces vascular dilatation and great cardiac activity, 

 and hence is useful in angina pectoris, respiratory neu- 

 roses, etc. Dose, internally, n"L ' + -j dissolved in a 

 hoi ; by inhalation, ttl ij-v. A. Valerianate. See 

 Apple Oil. 



Amylaceous [am-il-a' '-se-us) [amylum, starch], < on 

 taming starch ; starch-like. See Corpora amyla, 



Amylene (am' -il -en) [iniv'/ar, starch], < - p 1 1 ,,,- A 



transparent, liquid hydrocarbon, having anesthetii 



properties, but dangerous to use. See Anesthetic. A. 



Hydrate, (' II,,< », a tertiary alcohol having hypnotic 



1 Is, and antagonistic to strychnin. llosetTLXXX- 



gj. Unof. 



Amylic [am-il' ik) {afivXov, starch] Pertaining to 

 \in\l. A. Alcohol, Fusel Oil, Potato Starch A 

 hoi, Amyl Hydrate. An alcohol having the compo- 

 sition C 5 H, 2 0, occurring in the continued distillation 

 of fermented grain I 1m pure substance has consid 

 ible value as a hypnotic, In large doses it sup 

 presses tactile sensibilitj and produces motor paraly- 

 sis. It is employed with advantage in mental disorders. 

 Ii was formerly much used to adulterate whisky. 

 I lose n\ 15-75. I nof. 



Amylo-dextrin [am 'trin). Same as Ery- 



thro dextrin. See Soluble Starch. 



Amylogen [am-il' '-o-j'en) [aftvXov, starch; yevtjg, pro 

 ce], Soluble starch. 



Amylogenic [am-il- o-j'en' '-ik) \hnvXn», starch; 

 produce], March producing, 



