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Anthracia (an-tkra'-st ah) [avdpai;, a coal]. A name 

 for diseases characterized by the formation of carbun 

 cles. A. pestis, the plague. A. rubula. Synonym 

 of Frambesia. 



Anthracic (an-thras' -ik) [avdpai;, a coal]. Pertaining 

 to or of the nature of anthrax. 



Anthracite (an f -thras-lt) [avdpai;, a coal]. A variety 

 of mineral coal containing but little hydrogen, and 

 therefore burning almost without flame. 



Anthracnosis (an-thrak-nt/ -sis) [avdpai;, a coal ; v6 

 disease]. Black rot, a fungus disease of vines, caused 

 by the Phoma uvicola, or Sphacelotna ampelium. 



Anthracoid [an' ' -thrak-oid) [avdpai;, coal ; eldog, form]. 

 Resembling anthrax. 



Anthracometer (an-thrak-om / -et-er) [avdpai;, coal ; 

 pkrpov, a measure]. An instrument for estimating 

 the amount of carbon dioxid in the air. 



Anthracometry (an-thrak-om' '-et-re) [avdpai;, carbon ; 

 perpov, a measure]. The determination of the amount 

 of carbon dioxid in air. 



Anthraconecrosis (an-thrak-o-ne-kro f -sis) [avd 

 coal; vinpaaig, death]. The necrotic transformation 

 of a tissue into a black mass, as in dry gangrene. 



Anthracosis (an-thrak-o f -sis) [avdpai;, carbon; vbaog, 

 disease]. A chronic interstitial pneumonitis with pig- 

 mentation of the lung, in coal-miners. 



Anthracotyphus (an-thrak-o-H' -fus) [avdpai;, a coal ; 

 Tbipog, smoke, stupor]. Synonym of the Plague. 



Anthrakokali (an-thrak-o' -kal-e) [avdpai-, coal; Ar. , 

 qali, soda ash]. An alkaline powder made by heating 

 powdered mineral coal with a strong solution of 

 caustic potash, with or without sulphur. It is used 

 internally and externally in skin diseases, rheumatism, 

 etc. Unof. 



Anthranilic Acid (an-thran-W -ik). See Acid. 



Anthranol (an f -thran-ol) [avdpai-, coal; oleum, oil], 

 C u H 10 O. A body isomeric with anthrol. It is pro- 

 duced by the careful reduction of anthraquinone with 

 tin and acetic acid. It crystallizes from alcohol in 

 shining needles, melting with decomposition at 165 . 



Anthraquinone (an-thra-kwin-on') [avdpai; > coal ; Sp. , 

 quina, bark] , C u H 8 2 . Produced by oxidizing an- 

 thracene with HNO v It sublimes in yellow needles, 

 melting at 277 , soluble in hot benzene and HN0 3 . 



Anthrarobin [an-thra-ro' -bin) [avdpai;, coal ; aroba, 

 E. Ind. name for the bark of a leguminous tree]. 

 A derivative of alizarin, similar to chrysarobin. A 

 yellowish-white powder, insoluble in water, but solu- 

 ble in alcohol and dilute alkaline solutions. Useful 

 in psoriasis. Unof. 



Anthrax (an'-thraks) [arfipaz, a coal or carbuncle]. I. 

 A carbuncle; a painful, dark-colored tumor of the 

 cellular tissue, ending in mortification of the part and 

 the discharge of a fetid, bloody pus. The benignant 

 anthrax has no fatal consequences. 2. The true or 

 malignant anthrax, called also malignant pustule, is 

 caused by the infection from animals suffering from 

 splenic apoplexy, and is due to a specific bacillus, 

 which, from a single center, may extend over the body 

 and invade the intestinal tract, producing in this way, 

 or by direct infection of diseased meat, the intestinal 

 type of the disease. See Bacillus (anthrax). 3. The 

 disease called black-leg, or quarter-evil (of sheep, 

 cattle, etc.), is associated with what is called symptom- 

 atic anthrax. It is due to the microorganism called 

 Bacillus chauvcri, (Arloing, Cornevin and Thorn 

 A. Fever. Synonym of Anthrax. A., Internal. See 

 Pustula maligna. A., Symptomatic. See /Hack-leg. 



Anthrol (an'-throl) [avdpai;, a coal], C 14 H 10 O. A 

 body obtained from anthracene-sulphonic acid. It crys- 

 tallizes in leaflets, dissolving with a yellow color in the 

 alkalies, and in If, St i ( with a blue color when heated. 



Anthrophobia (an-thro-fo'-be-ah). See . inthropopkobia. 



Anthropiatrics (an-thro-pe-af '-riks) [avdpuirog, man; 

 iaTpuci), the art oi medicine]. Ordinary human (non 

 veterinary) medicine. 



A.ntiixapobiology(an-thro-po-bi-ol / -o-je)[av9puirog, man; 

 . life; \6yog, word]. The science of the life- 

 history of man. 



Anthropocholic Acid (an-thro-po-kol'-ik). See . 



Anthropogenesis (an-thro-po-jen / -es-is)[avdpuirog, man ; 

 :iinn. generation]. The development of man, as a 

 race (phylogenesis) and a- an individual (ontogenesis). 



Anthropogenous (an-thro-poj' '-en us) [avdpuirog, man; 

 yewaeiv, to produce]. Pertaining to Anthropoge- 

 nesis. 



Anthropogeny (an-thro-poj' '-en-e) [avdpuirog, man; 

 vaeiv, to produce]. The study or science of the 

 descent of man. 



Anthropoglot (an' ' -thro-po-glot) [avdpuirog, man; -//<.,n 

 nn, the tongue]. I Iuman-tongued, as a parrot. 



Anthropography (an-thro-pog' -ra-fe) [avdpuirog, man; 

 > iv, to write]. A treatise upon the human struc- 

 ture or organism. 



Anthropoid (au'-thro-poid) [aeftpu-or, a man ; 



form], Man-like, as an ape, or as all primates above 

 the lemuroids. 



Anthropology (an-tkro-pol ' -o-je)[a .man; / 



discourse]. The science of the nature, physical and 

 psychological, of man and of mankind. 



Anthropometalism 1 an-thro-po-met' '-al izm) [avdpuirog, 

 man; M.I'.., metal"]. Hypnotism or the like condition, 

 induced by looking at a metallic disc. 



Anthropometer (an-thro-pom' -et-er) [avdpo-or, man ; 

 rpov, a measure]. An instrument used in anthro- 

 pometry. 



Anthropometry (an-thro-pom f -et-re) [ardpu-or , man ; 

 uerpov, a measure]. The determination of the meas- 

 urement, weight, strength, and proportions of the 

 human body. 



Anthropomorphic (an-thro-po-mor 1 '-fik) .>-<ir. 



man ; uop<pi/, form]. Man-like. 



Anthroponosography (an-thro-po-no-sog' -ra fe) [a 

 -or, man; voaog, sickness; ypcupeiv, to write]. A 

 description of the diseases of mankind. 



Anthropophagy (an-thro-poff'-a-je) [avdpuirog, man ; 

 layecv, to devour]. I. Cannibalism. 2. Sexual per- 

 version leading to rape, mutilation, and cannibalism. 



Anthropophobia (an-thro-po-fo 1 '-be-ah) [di man ; 



(poflog, fear]. A symptom of mental disease consist- 

 ing in fear of society. 



Anthropophysiography (an-thro-po-fiz-e-og* '-ra-fe) [-av- 

 dpuirog, man; tpvoig, nature; ypatj>eiv, to write]. The 

 science or description of the natural characters of the 

 human species. 



Anthroposomatology (an-thro-po-so-mat-ol'-o- v ) [av- 

 dpuirog, man; au/ia, body; "Kb ience]. The 

 sum of what is known regarding the human body. 



Anthropotomy (an-thro-pof '-o-me) [avdpuirog, man; 

 -mi/, section]. Human anatomy, or dissection of the 

 human body. 



Anthropotoxin (an-thro-po f -toks-in) [avdpuirog, man; 

 riK/hiie, poison]. The toxic substance excreted by the 

 lungs of human being 



Anthropurgic (an-thro-per / -jik) [avdpuirog, man; 

 iv, work]. Acted upon or influenced by man. 



Anthydropic (ant-hi-drop* -ik) [avri, against; vSup, 

 water]. Effective against dropsy. 



Anthypnotic (ant- hip-not' -ik) [avti, against ; hirvog, 

 -leep]. 1. Preventive of sleep. 2. An agent that 

 tends to induce wakefulness. 



Anthypochondriac (ant-hip-o-kon'-dre-ak) [avri, 

 against; inroxovdpiaiwg, affected in the hypochond- 

 rium]. Efficient in overcoming hypochondriasis. 



