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Anthystenc ii) [avri, against; varipa, the 



womb]. ( Overcoming bysteria. 



Anti- an'-te-) (sometimes contracted to ant) [err, 

 against J. A prefix of compound words signifying 

 '.interaction, opposition, etc. 



Antiaditis (an-ti-ad-i' -t a swollen tonsil ; 



tnr, inflammation]. Tonsillitis. 



Antiadoncus [an-ti .'its) [avriag, a swollen 



tonsil ; heap]. Any tumor or swelling of the 



tonsils. 



Antiae (an'-ti i [ intia , the hair growing on the fore 

 head]. In biology, the frontal points or feathers 

 growing forward on the base of the upper mandible. 



Antialbumate (an-te-al' -bu-mat) [avrt, against; albu- 

 n, white of egg]. Parapeptone; a product of 

 hydrochloric acid digestion on albumin. I be pan 

 atic ferment changes it into antipeptone. When 

 treated with acids it is converted into the substance 

 called by Kiihne antialbumid, which i- identical with 

 the hemiprotein of Schutzenberger and the dyspeptone 

 oi Meissner, •. 



Antialbumid (an-te-al' -bu-mid). See Antialbumate. 



Anti-albumin (an-te-al-bu' '-mitt) [avri, against; albu- 

 men, white of egg]. An alleged product of the 

 action of dilute hydrochloric acid upon albumin ; it is 

 probably one of the preformed substances existing in 

 the proteid molecule. The other has been called 

 hemi-albumin. Oastric juice first convert-- them into 

 anti-albumose and hemi-albumose, and these finally 

 into anti-peptone and hemi-peptone. 



Anti-albumose (an-te-al-bu' -mos) [avri, against ; 

 albumen, white of egg]. One of the albumoses pro- 

 duced by the action of pancreatic juice on albumin. 

 It resembles syntonin or acid albumin, and is con- 

 vertible into antipeptone. 



Antiaphrodisiac [an-te-af-ro-dis' -e-ak). See Anaphro- 

 disx 



Antiar (an'-te-ar). See Antiarin. 



Antiarin (an'-te-ar-in) [Javanese, antiar or antschar~\, 

 t',,11 ,'i 2H 0. The active principle of Antiaris 

 toxicaria or Upas antiar, the Javanese poison-tree. 

 It is used as an arrow poison, and is intensely 

 poisonous. It is a cardiac depressant. Dose gr. , 



Antiarthritic (an-te-ar-thrit'-ik) [avri, against; apdp 

 the gout]. A remedy against gout. 



Antiasthmatic (an-te-az-maf -ik) [avri, against; aoO/ja, 

 short breath]. Relieving or preventing asthma. 



Antibacterial (an-te-bak-te' '-re-al) [avri, against; 

 a, a staff, stick]. Opposed to the germ theory 

 of disease 



Antibacteric ik-te'-rik) [avri, against ; /?a«r 



a staff, stick]. Destructive to bacteria. 



Antibechic (an-te-bek'-ik) [d vri, against ; (ir/l;, a cough]. 

 I. Alleviating or curing cough. 2. A remedy for 

 cough or hoarseness. 



Antibilious (an-te-bil' '-yus) [avri, against; biliosus, full 

 of bile]. Effective against bilious disorders. 



Antibiotic (an-te-bi-of '-ik) [avri, against; ftiog, life]. 

 I. Tending to destroy life. 2. Antagonistic to a 

 belief in life. 



Antiblenorrhagic (an-te-blen-or-af '-ik) [avri, against; 

 , mucus; /)/,;. in/a/, to burst]. Efficient in 

 preventing gonorrhea. 



Antibrachial i an-te-bra' -ke-al) [diri, against; Qpaxiwv, 

 the arm]. Pertaining to the forearm. 



Antibrachium (an-te-bra' '-ke-um) [dvrt, against; 

 )"■"•. the arm]. The forearm; antebrachium. 



Antibromic (an-te-bro'-mik) [avri, against; Ipu 

 stench]. I. Deodorant. 2. A drug that destroys 

 n-ive smells. A deodorizer. 



Anticachectic (an-te-kak-ei'-tik) [ami, against ; /.■ 

 bad; tS-tq, habit]. Effective in destroying cachexia. 



Anticalcareous (an-te-kal-ka'-re-us) [dvrt, against ; 

 calx, lime]. Iii veterinary medicine, preventing 

 glanders. 



Anticalculous (an-te-kaV -ku-lus) {avri, against; <<//- 



cuius, a pebble]. Good against calculus; antilithic. 

 Anticarcinomatous (an-te-kar-sin-o' -mat-us) [avri, 



against; icapirivuua, cancer]. Preventing carcinoma. 

 Anticardium (an-te-kar' -de-um) [dvri, over against; 



napdia, the heart]. The scrobiculus cordis, oi pit of 



the stomach ; the infrasternal depression. 

 Anticarious (an-te-ka' -re-us) [dvrt, against; caries, 



decay]. Preventing decay, as of the teeth. 

 Anticatarrhal (an-te-kat-ar'-al) [avri, against; nar&p- 



pooc, a flowing down] < ounteracting catarrh. 

 Anticausotic (an-te-kaw-sof-ik) [avri, against; navaoq, 



heat ]. ( Counteracting lever. 

 Anticaustic (an-le-kaws'-tik) [dvrt, against; Kavarmdc, 



caustic]. Arresting the action of a caustic agent. 

 Antichirotetanus (an-te-ki-ro-tet' -an-us) \ s the 



thumb; rtravoq, spasm]. Same as Antichirotonus. 

 Antichirotonous (an-te-ki-rot'-o-nus) [dvrt^etp, the 



thumb; t6voq, convulsive tension]. Affected with or 



manifesting antichirotonus. 

 Antichirotonus (an-te-ii-rof '-o-nus) [avrixeip, thumb; 



r6vog, ten-ion]. Forcible and steady inflection of the 



thumb, seen in or before some attacks of epilepsy. 

 Antichlorotic (an-te-klo-rof '-ik) [dvrt, against; x?m 



!•"'',[■ greenness], ('ounteracting chlorosis. 

 Anticholeric (an-te-kol-er'-ic) [avri, against; ,\" /f i"'- 



cholera]. Oood against cholera. 

 Anticholerin (an-te-kol' '-er-in) \avTi, against; %0Aipa, 



cholera]. A product isolated by Klebs from cultures 



of cholera-bacilli, and thought to be bactericidal, 



curative, and immunifying. 

 Anticipating (an-tis' -ip-a-ting) [anticipare, to take 



before]. Applied to the occurrence of periodical phe- 

 nomena in disease or health, before their customary 



time, as in intermittent fever or the catamenia. 

 Anticlinal (an-te-kW -nal ) [cirri, against; nXivecv, to 



slope]. Sloping in opposite directions. A. Vertebra, 



in man, the tenth thoracic vertebra, where the thoracic 



vertebrae begin to assume the characters of the lumbar. 

 Anticnemion (an-tik-ne'-me-on) [avri, against ; arijin;, 



leg]. The shin or front of the leg. 

 Anticolic (an-te-kol* -ik) [air/, against; ku'/jki'/, colic]. 



Efficacious against colic. 

 Anticontagious (an-te-kon-ta'-jus) [dvrt, against ; con- 



iosus, contagion-]. ('ounteracting contagion. 

 Anticonvulsive (an-te-kon-vul' -siv) [dvri, against ; con- 



vulsits, convulsed]. Effective against convulsions. 

 Anticopometer (an-tt ko-pom' -et-er) [uitiw://, reson 



ance ; uirpov, a measure]. A pleximeter. 

 Anticous (an-ti'-kus) [anticus, that which is in front]. 



In biology, turned toward the center of the (lower, as 



introrse anthers. 

 Anticritical (an-te-krit'-ik-al) [avri, against ; Kpiaig, a 



crisis]. Preventing the crisis of a disease. 

 Anticryptic (an-te-krip'-tic) [avri, against ; Kpfnrretv, 



to hide, to keep secret]. In biology, applied to such 



mimetic colors as enable- animals to approach their 



prey, as in the frog. Ceratoph nut a. 



Anticus (an-ti'-kus) [anticus, that in front]. Anterior, 



in front of. 

 Antidiarrheal (ande-di ar-e'-al) [avri, against ; dcappeiv, 



a flowing through]. Preventing or overcoming diarrhea. 

 Antidigestive (an-te-di-j'es'-tizA [avri, against ; digestio, 



digestion]. Preventing the proper digestion of the 



t< .-.'I. 

 Antidinic (an te din'-ik) [avri, I ; 6ii>oc, a whirl]. 



Curing or preventing vertigo. 

 Antidotal (an-te-do'-t [a rt, against; Siiovat, to 



give]. Of the nature of an antidote. 



