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a, a, the anac rotic pai ts. 



Anacrotic {att-ah-rvt / -ih) [av priv. ; OKp6aai> .hearing]. 



Relating to or characterized b) anacrotism. 

 Anacrotism n , to lift up and 



strike together]. A 

 culiarit y of the 



pulse i'ur\ e, whi 



series of closely | 



elastic vibrations i k cur 



in the upper part of the 



line of ascent, »> that 



the apex appears den- 



tate and forms an angle 



with tin- line of de- 

 scent. It takes place 



in dilatation and lis 



pertrophy of the left ventricle, when extensibility of the 



arterial wall is diminished, in great diminution in the 



velocity of the blood stream, alter ligature of an artery, 



Anacusia [an-ak-u' '-se-ah) [av priv. ; anoretv, to hear]. 

 Complete deafness; abolition of the sense of hearing. 



Anadenia {an-ad-e f -ne-ah) [dv priv.; adijv, gland]. In- 

 sufficiency of glandular function. Chronic want of 

 gastric secretion. 



Anadicrotic {an-ah-di-krotf -ik) [urn, upward; 



twice ; kjiutim , a stroke]. Characterized by anadi- 

 crotism. 



Anadicrotism {an-ah-di' '-krot-izm) [dvd, upward; <' /, 

 twice ; !■ - . a stroke]. l)icrotism of the pulse- 

 wave occurring in the upward stroke. 



Anadidymous {an-ad-id'-im-u \ [avd, up; (ViV^/i/i. a 

 twin], (left upward into two, while single below — 

 said of certain joined twins. 



Anadidymus [an-ad-id' -im-us) [dvd, up; didv/u 

 twin]. An anadidymous monster. 



Anadiplosis { l an-ah-dip-lo f -sis) [arn,up,back ; 6iic7u& 

 louble]. The reduplication or redoubling of a fr 

 paroxysm. 



Anadiplotic {an-ah-dip-lot'-ik) [dvd, up; 6iir?.6eiv, to 

 double]. Characterized by anadiplosis. 



Anadipsia {an-ah-dipt '-se-ah) [avd, intensive; Htjmi, 

 thirst]. Intense thirst. 



Anadipsic {an-ah-dip '-sik) [dvd, intensive; d 

 thirst]. Causing or relating to great thirst. 



Anadosis [an-ad* -o-sis) [avddocwc, distributing]. Vomit- 

 ing; upward determination of blood. 



Anadrom {an-ad'-rom) [dvd, up; Spa/ieiv, to run]. In 

 biology, a tish that ascends rivers to spawn. 



Anadromous {an-ad r -ro-mus) [avadpo/iog, running up]. 

 Ascending; moving upward. Said of pains, etc. 



Anaematopoiesis {an-e-mat-o-poi-e / -sis). See Ane- 

 amatopoiesis. 



Anaematosis {an-e-mat-o / -sis). See Anematosis. 



Anaemia [an-e'-me-ah Si tnemia. 



Anaemotrophy {an-e-mofl '-ro fe). See Anemo trophy. 



Anaerobia - r« </-be-ah) [dv priv. ; d^p, air; 



life]. Microorganisms having the power of living 

 without either air or free oxygen. A. , Facultative, ap- 

 plied to organisms normally or usually living in the 

 of oxygen, but under certain circumstances 

 -ming anaerobic. 



Anaerobic {an-a-e r</-d/i§)[dvpriv. ; nfyp, air; j3/oc, life], 

 A term used of microorganisms, that live in the ab- 

 e of frei I obic. 



Anaerobiosis {an-a ' [dv priv.; afip, air; 



, life]. Life sustained in ti>'- absence of free oxy- 

 gen ; the power of living where there is no 

 gen. 



Anaerobiotic {an ' i-a/'-ik). Same as Anaerobi- 



Anaerobious (an >?■■ fpriv.; d«7p,air; 



life]. In biology, capable of existing without free 



oxygen by a power of obtaining oxygen from organic 

 substani 

 Anaerophyte {an ,:' . ro-flt) [ di priv.; dc/p, air; ■ ■ 

 a plant]. In biology, a plant Capable of living with 



out a direct supply of oxygen. 



Anaeroplastic \an-a-er-o-plas ' -tik) [dv., priv. ; i 

 air; lr'AAaaeiv, to shape]. Pertaining to anaeroplasty. 



Anaeroplasty {an-a' '-er-o-plai ' | [dv priv.; afip, air; 

 -'/itnnnr, to shape]. The treatment of wounds bj im- 

 mersion in warm water, so as to exclude the air. 



Anaesthesia {an-es-the* -ze-ah S Anesthesia, 



Anaesthetic {an-es-thet f -ik). See Anesthetic. 



Anaetiological {an-e-te-o-lof-ik-al). See . \netiologieal. 



Anagallis {an-ag-aV -is) [L.]. A genus ol plants. A. 

 Arvensis, Pimpernel. An herb having some local 

 reputation as a remedy for rheumatism and as a pre 



ventive of hydrophobia. Dose of the fluid extract 3 j. 



Anagennesis [an-aj-en-e f -sis\ [avaytwriotg, regenera 

 tion]. Reparation or reproduction of tissues. 



Anagnostakis's Operation. See OperatL >is. Tabic of. 



Anagraph {an'-a-graf) [avaypatyi}, a writing out]. A 

 physician's prescription or recipe. 



Anagyrin {an-aj-i' '-rin) [Anagyris, from ovd, back- 

 ward; y\ . a circle], Cj 4 H 18 N 2 0j. An alkaloid 

 from tli'- seeds of Anagyris fcetida, I.., a leguminous 

 shrub of Southern Europe. Its hydrochlorate is poi 

 sonous, slowing the respiration, and interfering with 

 the heart's action. I not. 



Anakroasia {an-ak-ro-a' -ze-ah). See Anacroasia. 



Anakusis [an-ak-u 1 ' -sis). See Anacu 



Anal (a'-nal) [amis, the fundament]. Pertaining to 

 the anus. 



Analepsia [an-al-ep' -se-ah). See Anahpsis. 



Analepsis (an-al-ep' ■ 1 1 1 11 ■•V/t/ipir, a taking up. ] Re- 

 covery of strength after disease. 



Analepsy (an'-al-ep-se). See Analepsis. 



Analeptic (an-al-ep f -tik) [lira/ //-t/kuc, restorative]. 1. 

 Restorative. 2. Any agent restoring strength after ill- 

 ness, as nourishing foods and tonics. 



Analgen (an-al'-jen) [av priv. ; d^yoc, pain], < '.,, p H , , 

 N 2 4 . A white, tasteless, crystalline powder, almost 

 insoluble in water, soluble with difficulty in 1 

 alcohol, but more readily in hot alcohol and dilute 

 acids. It melts at 406. 4 F. It is employed as an 

 analgesic, antineuralgic, and antipyretic, in doses of 

 from seven and a half to thirty grains. Unof. 



Analgesia (an-al-je / -ze-ah) [d priv. ; a/;<» , pain]. In- 

 sensibility to or absence of pain. 



Analgesic (an-al-je' -sik) [dv priv. ; h\yoc, pain]. I. 

 Anodyne; relieving pain. 2. Affected with analgesia 

 3. A remedy that relieves pain either by depressant 

 ion on the nerve centers or by impairing the con- 

 ductivity of nerve libers. 



Analgesin [an-al-je* '-sin). See Antipyrin. 



Analgia (an-aV-je-ah) [av priv.; «>; <»•, pain]. Paral- 

 ysis of the sense of pain ; absence of pain. 



Analgic (an-al'-jik) [av priv.; <;>,<». pain]. Anal. 



Analogism (an-al' -o-jism) [avd^oyioftog, reasoning; 

 .through; ?.6yog, ratio]. Diagnosis by analogy 

 or by reasoning. 



Analogous (an-al' -o-gus)[avafoyog, conformable]. Con- 

 forming to, pro] '■ ', answering to. See, also. 

 Analogue. A. Tissues, morbid tissues similar to 

 the elementary and normal tissues of the body. 



Analogue (an'-al-og \ [dw -unable]. Apart 



or organ having the same function as another, but 

 with a differeni e of structure. The correlative ti rm, 

 homologu . ■ identity of structure with differ- 



ence of function. The wing of the butterflyand that 

 of the bird are analogous, but the wing of a bird 

 and the arm of a man are homologous. A., Non- 

 homologous, are parts that have a similarity of 



