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Antephialtic -al'-tik) [avri, against ; 



nightmare]. Preventive of nightmare. 



Antepileptic '■;';> [avri, against ; tirtt 



epilepsy!. Relieving epilepsy. 



Anteprostatic [an-t 



tut/,' , one who stands before]. Situated before the 

 prostate. A. Glands, certain small accessor] glands 

 sometimes found between Cowper's gland and the 

 pri state. 



Anterethic (an-tei th'-ik) [avri, against; epetito 

 irritation]. Soothing; allaying irritation. 



Anterior tan-it* [anterius, forward]. Situated 



ventrad or bemad of a corresponding organ, the latter 

 beii j nated as posterior (or posterius). A. Po- 



liomyelitis, inflammation in the anterior horns of the 

 spinal cord, giving rise to a characteristic paralysis ; 

 common in children. A. Rotation, the forward turn- 

 ing of the presenting [>art in labor. 



Antero- (an'-te-ro-^anterior, before]. A prefix signify- 

 position in front. 



Anterograde (an' ' -te-ro-grad) [anterior, before; gredi, 

 to go]. Proceeding from before ; moving back. 



Antero-inferior [an' ' -te-ro-in-fe 1 '-re-or) [anterior, for- 

 ward ; inferior, lower]. Situated in front and below. 



Antero-lateral (an / -te-ro-/at / -er-al) [(interior, before; 

 lotus, a side]. In front and to or on one side ; from 

 the front to one side. 



Antero-parietal (an'-te-ro-par-i'-et-al) [(interior, be- 

 fore ; paries, a wall]. Anterior and also parietal. A 

 Area, the anterior part of the parietal area of the 

 cranium. A. Gyrus, or Convolution, the ascending 

 frontal convolution of the brain. 



Antero-posterior (an' ' -te-ro-pos-te' '-re-or) [(interior, for- 

 ward ; posterior, backward]. From before backward. 

 A. Plane. See Median plane. 



Antero-superior {an' ' -te-ro-su-pe' '-re-or) [anterior, for- 

 ward ; superior, upper]. In front and above. 



Anterotic [ant-e-rof -ik) [avri, against; kpurixAg, per- 

 taining to love]. Anaphrodisiac. 



Ante-uterine (an-te-u' '-ter-in) [ante, before; uterus, 

 the womb]. In front of the womb. 



Anteversion (an-te-ver' '-shun) [ante, before; vertere, 

 turn]. A turning forward. A. of Uterus, the 

 fundu- i- bent toward the symphysis pubis, the cervix 

 toward the sacrum. 



Anthela [an' '-the-lah) [avdfj'Ar], the downy plume of 

 the reed]. In biology, an open paniculate cyme. 



Anthelicine (an-thel' -is-in) [avtiiXi^, the inner curva- 

 ture of the ear]. Pertaining to the anthelix. 



Anthelix (ant'-he-tiks or an' '-the-liks) [avtiiX.il;, the inner 

 curvature of the ear]. The ridge surrounding the* 

 ha of the external ear posteriorly. 



Anthelmintic [an-thel-min' -tik) [avri, against; e'A/uvg, 

 a worm]. I. Efficacious against worms. 2. A ver- 

 micide. An agent either killing or rendering power- 

 less intestinal parasites; a vermifuge expels worm-. 



Anthemis (an'-them-is) [avtie/ur, a flower]. Camo- 

 mile. The flower-heads of A. nobilis, with properties 

 due to a volatile oil, a camphor, and a bitter principle. 

 I seful in coughs and spasmodic infantile complaints. 

 An excellent stomachic tonic. Infusion of ziv to <>j, 

 given in doses of jfj— ij. No official preparations. 

 A.. Extract (B. P.), dose gr. ij-x. A., Infus. 



(15. I'. I. dose gj-iv. A. Ol., the volatile oil of 



camomile. I »o-e mjj -x, in sugar. 

 Anthemoptyic (ant-hem -opt-te-ik) [avri, against; alfia, 



blood ; . a spitting]. Checking pulmonary 



hemorrhage. 

 Anthemorrhagic (ant-hem-or-aj' '-ik) [avri, against; 



(nun, blood ; payia, a bursting]. Checking or tending 



to prevent hemorrhai 

 Anther (an'-ther) [avtir/p6g, in full bloom]. In biology, 



the male sexual organ in plants ; tin- summit and essen- 

 tial part ol the stamen. It contains the pollen or 

 fecundating substance of the flower. 



Antheridia [an-ther-id' '-e-ah). Plural of Antheridi- 

 urn, q. v, 



Antheridium (an-ther-id / -e-um) [anthera, anther ; Gr. 

 dim., iduni]. The male or fertilizing organ of higher 

 cryptogams; the organ that produces antherOZOids. 



Antherozoid \an' ther-o-zo-id ) [anthera. anther; zooides, 

 zooid]. In biology, one of the motile fertilizing 

 bodies of higher cryptogams, analogous to the sper- 

 matozoid of animals. The male reproductive cell of 

 cryptogams. 



Anthesis (an-the'-sis) [avtirjoig] the full bloom of a 

 flower]. The act of flowering ; florescence. 



Anthocarpous (an-tho-kar 1 '-pus) [avtiog, flower; napirdq, 

 fruit]. In biology, applied to collective or accessory 

 fruits characterized by thickened flora] envelopes. 



Anthoclinium (an-tho-klin'-e-um) [avtiog, llower; kX'ivt], 

 abed]. See Clinanthium. 



Anthocyanin (an-tho-si / -an-in) [avtiog, flower; K&< 

 blue]. The soluble pigment of blue flowers. 



Anthodium (an-tho f -de-um) [avtiog, a flower; eldog, 

 form]. In biology, the so-called "flower" of the 

 Composite, really a capitulum or head of flowers. 



Anthogenesis (an-tho-jen' -es-is) [avtiog, a flower; 

 ykvectq, production]. In biology, a phase of alterna 

 tion of generations exhibited by certain hemipterous 

 insects, plant lice, etc. 



Antholeucin (an-tho-lu'-sin) [avtiog, a flower ; AevKdg, 

 white]. The soluble pigment of white flowers. 



Antholysis (an-thol' '-is-is) [avtiog, a flower; Vvoig, a 

 breaking up]. In biology, that retrograde metamor- 

 phosis in which the normal character or location of 

 the parts of a flower is altered. 



Anthony's Fire, St. A popular name for Erysipelas. 



Anthophilous (an-thoff'-il-tts) [avtiog, a flower; 0'>«. , 

 loving]. In biology, fond of flowers, as a bee. 



Anthophore (an'-tlio-for) [avtiog, a flower; (j>ipuv, to 

 bear]. In biology, the stalk that bears the corolla, 

 stamens, and pistil in certain flowers, formed by the 

 elongation of the internode between the calyx and 

 corolla. 



Anthotaxis (an-tho-taks'-is) [avtiog, a flower; Tagtg, 

 order]. The arrangement of flowers in flower-clusters. 



Anthoxanthin, Anthoxanthine (an-tho-zan' '-thin) 

 [avtiog, llower; i;av06g, yellow]. In biology, the yel- 

 lowish pigments of fruits and flowers. 



Anthozooid [an-tho-zo'-oid) [avtiog, a flower; (tior, an 

 animal ; eldog, likeness]. A single zooid of the flower- 

 like animals, Aetinozoa ; e. g., a coral polyp. 



Anthracemia (an-thras-e' '-me-ah) [avtipa\, a coal; 

 nii/a, blood]. Wool-sorter's disease ; splenic fever of 

 animals; the presence in the blood of Baeillus 

 anthracis, the microbe of true anthrax or malignant 

 pustule. 



Anthracene [an 1 -thra-sin) [avtipai;, a coal], C ]4 H 10 . 

 A hydrocarbon formed from many carbon compounds 

 when they are exposed to a high heat; also from 

 coal-tar. It crystallizes in colorless, monoclinic 

 tables, showing a beautiful bhu fluorescence; dis- 

 solves with difficulty in alcohol and ether, but easily 

 in hot benzene ; melts at 213 . It is the base from 

 which artificial alizarin is prepared. A. Colors. See 

 Pigments, ( onspectus of. A. Oil, the fraction of coal- 

 tar distilling from 270 C. and over. It consists of 

 that portion of the tar that is made up of bodies 

 possessing the highest boiling points, and is distin- 

 guished from the heavy oil fraction by a separation, 

 on cooling, of solid matters. In it has been found 

 naphthalene, methyl naphthalene, anthracene, phen- 

 anthrene, methyl anthracene, pyrene, carbazol, etc. 



