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APOPLEXY 



the opposite usually occurs. 2. The total and normal 

 ace oi sexual reproductive power. 



Apogeotropism from 



the earth; - - , turning]. In biology, tending to 

 turn upward <>r away from the ground. 



Apohyal | [ajrd, from; voeiSijg, shaped like 



the letter upsilon] . Relating to the anterior (styloid) 

 cornua of the tiyoid bom-. 



Apokenosis ( 



Apokenotic | - totic. 



Apolar ' 1 [k priv. ; t</>-<» , the end of an axis]. 



Having no pole. A. Cells, nerve cells without pro 

 »ses. 



Apolepsis , a leaving off ] . Sup- 



pa— -ion or retention of a secretion or excretion ; 

 isation of a function. 



Apolexis .a declining]. The 



line of life ; tlie stage of catabolism or decay. 



Apollinaris Water /• l-in-a'-ris). A German alka- 

 line mineral water, highly charged with carbonic acid, 

 largely used for gout, rheumatism, etc., but possessing 

 little medicinal value. See Mineral Water. 



Apomorphia, or Apomorphin^//>-<;-w<>/ / -/;>-<//,', or -mor'- 

 ['<-«, from ; Morpheus, the god of sleep], C 17 H 17 - 

 \, = morphia — 11,1 >. An artificial alkaloid, derived 

 from morphin. The hydrochlorate is the salt used, 

 and i- a grayish crystalline powder. It is a systemic 

 emetic acting directly upon the vomiting center, and 

 i- the quickest, most certain and least irritating of all 

 emetics. Unof. Dose gr. 1 , 1 „- 1 1 - hypodennatically, or 

 gr. y the mouth. An expectorant in small 



doses. A. injectio hypodermica (B. P.). Do-e as 

 an expectorant by the mouth, gr. ss ; as an emetic, by 

 the mouth, gr. ',; hypodermatically, gr. \. Syrupus 

 apomorph. hydrochloratis. J >o-e §ss-j. 



Apomyelin [ap-o-mi' '-elrin) [a<n$, from ; uveMq, mar- 

 row], A peculiar phosphatized principle reported to 

 exist in the brain tissue and containing no glycerol. 



Apomyttosis [ap-o-tm [airo/ivooeiv, to blow the 



nose]. Any disease marked by stertor; a sneezing. 



Apone dip-on') [Fr. : /(priv.; k6voq, pain]. An ano- 

 dyne; especially the concentrated tincture of capsi- 

 cum ; used externally for the relief of pain, and inter- 

 nally in small doses, diluted, for hemorrhoids, dyspep- 

 sia, and mania. Dose gtt. iij-x. Unof. 



Aponeurography [ap-o-nu-ro*' -ra-fe) [airovevpaoig , 

 aponeurosis; ypd^rj, a writing]. A description of the 

 fascia?, or aponeuroses. 



Aponeurology (ap-o-nu-rol'-o-je) [airovevpaaig, apon- 

 eurosis; >"■'/', an account]. The science of the 

 fasciae or aponeuroses. 



Aponeurosis [ap-on-u-ro 1 'sis) [<Z7r<$, from ; vevpov, a ten- 

 don], A fibrinous membranous expansion of a tendon 

 giving attachment to muscles or serving to enclose 

 and bind down muscles. Remarkable for their size or 

 importance are the infra- pinous, enclosing the infra- 

 spinous muscle; that of the arm, of th 

 of the external oblique or abdominal, of the forearm, 

 of th leg, of the t> . of the head, eti . 



A. of Occipito-frontalis, the tendinous aponeur- 

 - that separate- the two slips of the or - ipito frontalis 

 mu-cle. A. of Soft Palate, a thin but firm fibrous 

 layer, attached above to the hard palate, and becom 

 ing thinner toward the free margin of the velum. A. 

 of Subscapular, a thin membrane attached to the 

 re circumference of the subscapular fossa, and 

 ■ rding attachment by it- inner -urface to som 

 the tibei.- of the subscapularis muscle. A., Supra- 

 spinous, a thick and den-e membranous layer that 

 coir rous case j n w |,j, |, ,| |( . 5U j 



spinatus mu mtained, affording attachment by 



it- inner surface to some of die fibers of the muscle. 



A., Vertebral, a thin aponeurotic lamina extending 

 along tin whole length of the back part of the thoracic 

 region, serving to bind down the erector spinas, and 

 separating it from those muscles that connect the spine 

 to th,- upper extremity. 



Aponeurositis [ap-on-u ro-si'-ti. \\hnavEvputyi$, an apon- 

 eurosis; '-" , inflammation]. Inflammation of an 

 aponeurosis. 



Aponeurotic [ap-on-u-ro/' ' ik\ [airovevpuatg , aponeuro- 

 -i-J. Pertaining to or of the nature of an aponeui 



Aponeurotome [ap-on-u' '-ro-totn) TairovebpoHTig, apon 

 euro-is; rofii), a cut]. An instrument for dividing 

 fasci 1 . 



Aponeurotomy [ap-on-u-rof -o-me) \airavei)puaic, apon- 

 eurosis ; Tumi , a cut]. The incision, dissection, or 

 anatomy of the fasciae ; fasciotomy. 



Aponipsis {ap-o-nip' '-sis) [airovirjfic, a washing], A 

 washing; especially an internal washing, ancient!) 

 performed bj copious draughts of milk whey. 



Apopetalous [ap-o-pet'-al-us) \ji~6, away from ; wirakav, 

 leaf]. In biology, same as Polypetalous. 



Apophlegmatic [ap-o- /leg-mat '-ik) \air6, away; 

 o/.'}//a, phlegm]. Promoting the expulsion of mucus 

 from the air passages. 



Apophyllous [ap-o-fil' '-us) [air6, from; o'v/'/uv, a leaf ]. 

 Jn biology, having distinct calyx or perianth leaves. 



Apophysar [ap-off'-is-ar). See Apophysary. 



Apophysary [ap-off'-is-a-re] [airotyveiv, to put forth]. 

 Pertaining to or of the nature of an apophysis. 



Apophyseal, Apophysial [ap-o-fiz' '-e-al). Same as 

 Apophysary. 



Apophysis [ap-off'-is-is) [ii-o, from; <f>vaig, growth]. 

 In biology, a process, outgrowth, or swelling of some 

 part or organ, as of a bone, the internal process of the 

 mandible of a crustacean, or some part of a plant, e.g. 

 the seta of certain mo— es. A. lenticularis, the 

 orbicular process of the temporal bone. A. raviana, 

 the processus gracilis of the malleus. 



Apoplectic [ap-oplek'-tik) \_a-oiz'/x^ia, apoplexy]. 

 Pertaining to or affected with apoplexy. A. Equiva- 

 lents, a name given to the premonitory symptoms 

 of apoplexy, indicating that the brain is subject to 

 alterations in the blood pressure, a condition that may 

 lead to serious consequences if the arterial wall 

 diseased. 



Apoplectiform [ap-o-plek' -tif -orm) [aironfel-ia, apo- 

 plexy ; forma, form]. Sudden, like apoplexy.' 



Apoplectigenous [ap-o-plek-tif -en-us) \ji-n-/i : m , 

 apoplexy; yewaeiv, to produce]. Producing apoplexy 

 or cerebral hemorrhage. 



Apoplectoid iap-O-plek'-toid). Same rtiform. 



Apoplexia [ap-o-pleks' e-ah) [I-]. Apoplexy. A. 

 splenitis. Synonym of Anthrax. 



Apoplexy (ap / -o-pleks-e) [ii-n-r//,; a, a striking down]. 

 The symptom complex resulting from cerebral bemoi 

 rhage, affusion, or from the plugging of a cerebral 

 vessel. Modern writers mostly describe the posl 

 mortem appearance- by other terms, a- < • n bral hemor 

 rhage, effusion, thrombosis, etc. The chief symptom 

 is -milieu loss of motion, sensation and < onsciousness, 

 the patient falling and lying a- it dead. There is 

 frequently a conjugate deviation oi the eyes and a 

 rotation of the head away from the paralyzed side, 

 and toward the side on which the cerebral lesion exists. 

 Death may result instantaneously, or shortly, or the pa- 

 tient may recover consciousness and then be found to tw 

 suffering from paralysis ol one ball of the body [Hemi 

 plegia, '/•"'■). The bursting of a vessel in the lungs, 

 liver, ei iiiethne- called apoplexy of the lungs, 



liver, etc. A., Capillary, from rupture and effusion 

 ol capillaries. A., Ingravescent, a term applied 

 to .1 form of apoplexy in which there i- a slowly pro- 



