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APOGAMY 



Apios (ap'-e-os) \anioc, a pear]. A genus of plants. 

 A. tuberosa, a twining papilionaceous plant of North 

 America, bearing tubers which when cooked are edible. 

 It is calU-<l ground-nut, wild-bean, Indian potato, 

 Said to be alterative. I aof. 



Apis {a' -pis) [I.., a bee]. A genu- of hvmenopterous 

 insects. A. mellifica, the hone) bee; in homeopathy 

 the poison of the honey bee's sting, or a preparation 

 thereof. 



Apium (a'-pe-itni) [L.]. A genus of umbelliferous 

 plants. A. graveolens. See Celery. A. petroseli- 

 num, is the common garden parsley ; aperient, diuretic, 

 somewhat antipci iodic ; useful in dysmenorrhea. I 

 of the lid. ext (of the root) gtt. xv-^j. 



Apjohn's Formula A formula lor determining the 

 dew point by means of the elastic tension. 



Aplacental [ah-plds en'-tal) [d priv.; placenta, a cake]. 

 I (estitute of placenta. 



Aplanatic [ah-plan-af '-its) [d priv. ; TrXavaeiv, to 

 wander]. Not wandering; rectilinear. A. Lens, a 

 lens corrected for all aberration of light and color. A 

 rectilinear lens. See Objective. 



Aplanogamete [ah-plan-o-gam / -et-e) [d priv. ; 7r/.dvoc, 

 roaming ; ]ap.ETr/, a wife]. In biology, the non-motile 

 conjugating cell in certain green algae, i. e. Conjugate. 

 See Planogamate. 



Aplanospore [ah-plan'-o-spor). Same as Aplanoga- 

 mete. 



Aplasia [ah-pla' '-se-ah) [« priv. ; kTiAgoeiv, to form]. A 

 type of incomplete structure by reason of the non-for- 

 mation of a necessary cell-group during the develop- 

 mental stage. Called also Hypoplasia . A., Laminar. 

 Synonym of Facial Hemiatrophy. 



Aplastic {iih-plas' -tik) [d priv. ; -/aooetv, to form]. 

 I. Structureless, formless. 2. Not characterized by 

 plasticity : preventive of plastic process within the 

 organism. A. Lymph, one of the products of inflam- 

 mation or disease. A non-fibrinous material incapable 

 of coagulation or organization. 



Apleuria {ak-plit'-re-ali) [d priv. ; -'/zvpa, a rib]. Con- 

 genital absence of the ribs. 



Aplotomia {ap-lo-tom'-e-ah), or Aplotomy (ap-lot'-o- 

 me). See Haplotowv. 



Aplysiopurpurin [ap-liz-e-o-per' '-pu-riu) [avcTivoia, tilth- 

 iness ; -np<j>i<pa, a purple dye]. A reddish pigment 

 derived from the Aplysiidas. 



Apnea {ap-ne'-ali) [d priv. ; irvkeiv, to breathe]. For- 

 merly used as synonymous with asphyxia, meaning 

 breathlessness ; difficult respiration ; partial or com- 

 plete suspension of breathing. It is employed now 

 only in the physiological sense, to denote the 

 condition in which the blood is too highly oxygen- 

 ized. The presence of an over-abundance of oxy- 

 gen prevents stimulation of the medullary respira- 

 tory center, and respiration is arrested in conse- 

 quence. A. infantum. Synonym of Laryngismus 

 stridulus. A. neonatorum, apnea of the new- 

 born child, caused by difficult labor, pressure upon 

 the cord, etc. 



Apneumatic [ap-nu-maf '-//•) [dpriv. ; irvevfia, breath]. 

 I. Collapsed ; uninflated, not inflatable : said of parts 

 of the lung. 2. Carried on with the exclusion of air, 

 as an apneumatic operation or process. 



Apneumatosis ( a*->ut->iiat-o , -sis\ [dpriv. ; Trvev/iaraoig, 

 inflation]. Collapse of the air cells of some part- of 

 the lung caused by blocking of the bronchial tubule-. 

 and resulting in a condition of non-inflation whereby 

 the lung tissue is reduced to a condition similar to that 

 of atelectasis, or congenital apneumatosis. 

 Apneumia [ap-nu' -me-ak) [d priv.; Trvtvpuv, lung]. 



Congenital absence of the lungs 

 Apneumonervia( "/>-/?//- w'-z/r-r'- 1 >e-ah)\a priv.; KVEVfiuv, 



hint,' ; nervus, a nerve]. Deficient nerve stimulus in 

 the lung. 



Apneumoneuria [ap-nu-mo-nu f -re-ah - me as Ap- 

 11 um Tiervia. 



Apneustia (ap nils' te ah) [d priv. ; mi uv, to breathe]. 

 Apnea ; breathlessness. 



Apncea [ap u ' ah). See Apnea. 



Apo- ' j ■■■-■-. from]. A prefix denoting from, 



iration. 



Apoaconitin lap-o-ak-on' '-it-in) \hir6, trim; aconitum, 

 aconite], < ',.1 l u .\< > M . An alkaloid prepared from 

 nitin by dehydration. 



Apoatropin 1 '-ro-pin\ \inz6, from; . un- 



changeable], Cj 7 H 21 N0 2 . An alkaloid obtained by 

 the action ol 1 1 Nl > .. on atropin. 



Apoblast [ap / -o-blast) \hiz6, away; 3/Uzcrroc, a germ]. 

 In biology the unimpregnated ovum; an outcast celi. 

 See 1 >a/ 



Apoblema [ap-o-ble' '-mah) [air6/3faffta ; aw6, away; 

 '/r, to throw]. The product of abortion. 



Apobole [ap-ob'-o-le) [otto in'/ /, . a throwing away]. 

 Expulsion ; abortion. 



Apocarpous {ap-o-kar' -pus) \air6, from; fruit]. 



In biology, composed of separate or easily separable 

 carpels. 



Apocarteresis [ap-o-kar-ter-e > '-sis) [a—oKaprepj/aig, lack 

 of fortitude] . Suicide by starvation. 



Apocatastasis [ap-o-kat-as' '-tas-is) [anoiun rraaiq, res- 

 toration]. The subsidence of an abscess or tumor. 



Apocatharsis [ap-o-kath-ar 1 '-sis) [a— 6, away; loitiapaiq, 

 purgation]. Purgation; abevacuation. 



Apocathartic \ap-o-kath-ar'-lik). Same as Cathartic. 



Apocenosis (ap-o-sen'-o-sis) [airoicevbeiv, to drain]. An 

 increased flow or evacuation of blood or other humor-. 



Apocenotic [ap-o-sen-ot'-ik) \airoKEv6etv, to drain]. 

 Producing apocenosis. 



Apochromatic [ap-o-kro-mat / -ik\ [d-<J, away; xpijun, 

 color]. Without color. A Lens, a lens for micro- 

 scopic and optical purposes, with high correction of 

 spherical and chromatic aberrations, and better " defini- 

 tion." A. Objective. See Objectii 



Apocodein {ap-o-ko* -de-in~) [d<n5, from; nuSeia, the 

 head] , C 18 H 19 N( >.,. An alkaloid prepared from co lei n 

 by dehydration. It is emetic and expectorant, with 

 other qualities much like those of codein, and is 

 recommended in chronic bronchitis. Unof. 



Apocope 1 ap ok' -op, "1 [ax6, from; wt;,, a cutting]. 

 Amputation or abscission; an operation or a wound 

 that results in loss of substance. 



Apocrustic [ap-o-krus'-tik) [airoicpoveiv, to beat 

 Repellent; defensive; astringent. 



Apocynin [ap-os / -in-in) \apocynon, dogbane]. The 

 precipitate from a tincture of Apocynum cannabinum; 

 tonic, alterative, and evacuant. Dose gr. ' 4 -j. Unof. 



Apocynum \ap-os' '-in-um') [apocynon, dogbane]. Can- 

 adian Hemp. The root of A . cannabinum. Proper- 

 tie- due to an alkaloi< . in. A good expectorant. 

 In full do-es an emetic and cathartic. Valuable in 

 dropsy. hose gr. v-xx ; of the alkaloid, gr. %—)£■ 

 A. Ext., Fid. Dose nxv-xx. A., Tinct. I 

 n\v-xl. Should not be confounded with Cann 

 indica. Unof. Another American specie-, A. an- 

 drosaemifolium. has similar properties. Unof. 



Apodemialgia ip de-me-al' - u<a, journey; 



akyeiv, to grieve]. A morbid dislike of home-life with 

 a desire for wandering. 



Apodia (ah-po / -de-ah) [d priv. . - .a foot]. Absence 

 of feet. 



Apodous [ap f -o-dus) [dpriv.; jtovc, afoot]. Foot! 

 characterized by apodia. 



Apogamy ' - .away from; ya/ioc, mar- 



riage]. In biology, I. Asexual reproduction where 



