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Anostosis (an-os-to'-sis) [dvpriv. ; bariov, bone], De 

 fective development of bone. 



Anotus (an-o'-tus) [av priv. ; ovg, the ear]. An earless 

 monstrosity. 



Anovesical (a-no-ves' -ik-al) [anus, the fundament; 

 vesica, the bladder]. Pertaining conjointly to the 

 anus and urinary bladder. 



Anoxyemia( ( )«-i*-t , -[''-wi'-c/') [avpriv.; oxygen; ai/ia, 

 blood]. An abnormal condition due to the breathing 

 of an insufficient amount of oxygen ; mountain sick- 

 ness; balloon sickness. 



Ansa (an'-sah) [L. , a " handle :"//., Ansa\ A loop 

 or curved structure suggesting by its form the handle 

 of a vessel ; a loop in a nerve, intestine, or vessel, or 

 in a surgeon's thread. A. capitis, the zygomatic 

 arch. A., Haller's, the loop formed by the nerve 

 joining the facial and glossopharyngeal nerves. A., 

 Henle's. See Henles Loop. A. hypoglossi, a 

 loop formed at the middle of the neck by the junction 

 of the descendens noni nerve with branches of the 

 second and third cervical nerves. A. of Reil, the 

 name given to that portion of the brain just ventrad of 

 the thalamus. A. sacralis, a loop joining the gan- 

 glion impar (G. Walteri) with the sympathetic trunks 

 of the two sides. A. of Vieussens, a loop extend- 

 ing from the third cervical ganglion and surrounding 

 the subclavian artery. A. of Wrisberg, the nerve 

 joining the right great splanchnic and right pneumo- 

 gastric nerves. 



Anserine (an'-ser-in) [anscrinus : anscr, a goose]. 

 Resembling a goose. A. Disease, an emaciation of 

 the hands, rendering the tendons unduly prominent, 

 and suggesting the appearance of a goose's foot. A. 

 Skin. See Cutis anserina. 



Anstie's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Ansulate (an'-su-lai) [ansula, a little handle]. The 

 coiled and bent-over extremity of a stem or tendril. • 



Ant-, Anti- (ant- or an'-te) [avri, against]. Prefixes 

 to compound words signifying opposed to, against, 

 counteracting, etc. 



Antacid (ant-as'-id) [anti, against ; acidus, acid]. A 

 substance counteracting or neutralizing aciditv ; an 

 alkali. 



Antacrid (ant-ak'-rid) [anti, against; acer, sharp]. 

 Correcting acridity in the secretions. A. Tincture. 

 See Guaiac Mixture, Tenner s. 



Antadiform (ant-ad' -if-orm) [anti, opposite ; ad, 

 toward; forma, form]. In biology, having the dor- 

 sal and ventral contours inversely similar, as in certain 

 fishes. 



Antagonism (an-tag' -o-nizm) [avTayarvt&cdai, to strug- 

 gle against]. Opposed activity, as of two sets of 

 muscles or of two remedial agents. 



Antagonist (an-tag' -o-nist) [avTayoviorf/s, counteract- 

 ing]. A term applied to a drug that neutralizes the 

 therapeutic effects of another. In anatomy, a muscle 

 that acts in opposition to another. Applied also to 

 diseases that seem to exclude each other. See Drug. 

 A., Associated, a name given to that muscle of a 

 healthy eye that turns the globe in the same direction 

 as the affected muscle of the opposite eye would, if 

 normal, turn the eye to which it belongs. 



Antagonistic (an-tag-o-nis'-tik) [avTayawtarf)Q, counter- 

 acting]. Opposing. A. Drugs, Table of. See- 

 Drug. 



Antalgic (ant-al'-jik) [avri, against; aXyog, pain]. I. 

 Relieving pain. 2. A remedy relieving pain. 



Antalkaline (ant-al' -kal-in or -en). An agent neutral- 

 izing alkalies, as acids. 



Antambulacral (ant-am-bu-la' -kral) [inn, against; 

 ambulacrum, a walk]. In biology, located opposite 

 or away from the ambulacra. 



Antaphrodisiac (ant-af-ro-diz' -e-ak) [in-!, against; 

 a, sexual desin]. I. Lessening the venereal 



d( -ires. 2. An agent that lessens the venereal im- 

 pulse; an anaphrodisiac. 

 Antapoplectic (ant-ap-o-plek' '-tik) [avri, a^aimt ; 



ii-t,-'/ i,:ki, apoplexy]. Efficient in preventing or 



treating apoplexy. 

 Antarthritic (ant ar-thrit'-ik) [inn, against ; <i/)'//</- 



gouty]. I. Relieving the gout. 2. A medicine for 



the relief of gout. 

 Antasthenic (ant-as-then' -i&) [avri, against; aoQtveia, 



weakness]. lending to correct debility and restore 



the strength. 

 Antasthmatic (ant-az-maf '-ik) [inn, against ; bxsQpa, 



short breath]. I. Relieving the asthma. 2. A 



medicine serving for the relief of asthma. 

 Antatrophic (ant-at-rof '-ik) [avri, against; arpt 



wasting]. I. Preventing atrophy. 2. A drug I 



will prevent wasting or atrophy. 

 Antebrachium (an-te-bra' '-ke-um) [ante, bet' 



brachium, the arm]. The forearm. 

 Antechamber (an' ' -te-chdm-ber) [ante, before; ME., 



chamber, a room]. In biology, the space between 



the guard-cells of a stoma. 

 Antecoxal (an-te-koks'-al) [ante, before; coxa, the 



hip joint]. In biology, located anterior to a coxa. 

 Antecurvature (an-te-ker 1 ' -vat-chur) [ante, forward ; 



curvatus, bent]. A forward curvatui 

 Antedisplacement (an-te-dis-plds' -ment) [ante, 



ward; < >. F., desplacer, to put out of place]. For- 



ward displacement of a part or organ. 

 Antedonin (an-te-don' -in) [AnteJon, a crinoid, from 



avftiiKw, the Greek medlar]. A pigment obtained 



from Comatida rosacea, a crinoid echinoderm. 

 Anteflexion (an-te-flek' -shun) [ante, before; flectere, 



to bend]. A bending forward. A. of Uterus, a 



condition in which the fundus sinks between the 



cervix and the neck of the bladder. 

 Antefurca (au-te-fer'-ka/i) [ante, before; furca, a 



fork]. In biology, a Y-shaped chitinous prop affixed 



to the under surface of the thorax of insects and 



projecting into the thoracic cavity. Cf. Medifurca 



and Postfnrca. 

 Antegrade (an'-te-grad) [antegredi ', to precede]. 



Anabolic ; not retrograde or catabolic. 

 Antehelix (an-te-he'-liks). See Anthelix. 

 Antelocation (an-te-lo-ka' -shun) [ante, before ; locus, 



a place]. The forward displacement of an organ or 



viscus. 

 Antembasis (ant-em' -bas-is) [avrefipaotc, interlocking]. 



The setting or locking of bones. 

 Antemetic (ant-e-met'-ik). See Antiemetic. 

 Ante mortem (an'-te mor'-tem) [L.]. Before death. 

 Antenarial (an-te-na'-re-al) [ante, before; nares, the 



nostrils]. Situated in front of the nostrils. 

 Antenna (an-len'-ah) [avreiveiv, to stretch out]. In 



biology, one of the paired, articulated, sensory appen- 

 dages of the head of an arthropod. One of a pair of 



long additions to the male flower in certain orchids. 

 Antennaria (an-ten-a'-re-ah). See Everlasting. 

 Anteocular (an-te-ok* '-u-lar) [ante, before; oculus, the 



eye]. In biology, situated in advance of the eyes. 

 Anteoperculum (an-te-o-per' -ku-lum) [ante, before; 



operculum, a lid]. In biology, the Preoperculum, 

 Anteorbital (an-te-or'-bit-al ) [ante, before; orbita, the 



track of a wheel]. In comparative anatomy, placed 



in advance of the eyes. 

 Ante partum (an'-te par' -turn) [P.]- Before delivery. 

 Antepectoral (an-te-pek'-tor-al) [ante, before; pectus, 



the breast]. Placed in front of the chest. 

 Antepectus (an-te-pek'-tus) [ante, before; pectus, the 



breast]. In biology, the sternal region of the prothorax. 



