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ARTERIOSITY 



in places where pastes would be dangerous, from 



leakage. 



fy. Absorbent cotton (cross-cut fine) 

 Arsem mis i >xid, j»r. v 



Acetate of morphin, nr x 



Oily carbolic acid, q. s., to very thin paste. 



Saturate cotton with paste and dry. 



A. Paste i /'«/.'. / a French composition, 



used as application for destroying the pulps of decayed 

 teeth. 



IjL Arsenous oxid, gr. v 



Acetate of morphin, gr. x 



Mull in mortar; moisten cotton pellet in either oil of 

 cloves, eugenol, oily carbolic acid, or dental aconite, 

 and dip into powder. Seealso Frire Corne. 



Arsenicalism [ar-sen' -ik-al-izni). Same as Arsenism. 



Arsenicism [ar-sen' '-is-izni). Same as Arsenism, 



Arsenicophagy [ar-sen-ik-off'-aje) [arsenum, arsenic; 

 ' elv, to eat]. The habitual eating of arsenic. 



Arsenism [ar'-sen-izm) [arsenum, arsenic]. Chronic 

 arsenical poisoning; arsenicalism. 



Arsenite [ar'-sen-lt) [arsenum, arsenic]. Any salt of 

 arsenous acid. 



Arsenization [ar-sen-iz-a' 'shun) [arsenum, arsenic]. 

 Treatment with arsenical remedies. 



Arsenoblast [ar-sen' -o-blast) [hparpi, male; 37aaroc, 

 germ]. In biology, the male element of the sexual 

 cell, capable of multiplication by division ; the oppo- 

 site of the thelyblast or female element. 



Arsenous, or Arsenious [ar'-sen-us, ar-se' -ne-us) [ar- 

 senum, arsenic]. Containing arsenic. A. Acid. See 

 Arsenic. 



Arse-smart [ars'-smart). See Polygonum hydropiper. 



Arsins [ar'-sinz) [arsenum, arsenic]. Peculiar volatile 

 arsenical bases found by Selmi to be produced by the 

 contact of arsenous acid and albuminous substances. 



Arsonium (ar-so'-ne-um) [arsenum, arsenic; ammo- 

 nium], AsH 4 . A univalent radical in which arsenic 

 replaces the nitrogen of ammonium. 



Arsura [ar-su'-rak) [L., a " burn "]. An old name for 

 gonorrhea. 



Art [art) [ars, artis, skill]. Skill; dexterity. A., 

 Dental, the application of the rules of dental surgery 

 to the treatment of the diseases of the teeth and the 

 replacement of the loss of those organs. 



Artanthe [ar-tan' -the) [C]. A genus of piperaceous 

 plants. A. elongata, the plant that affords the drug 

 Ma tic o, q. v. It is a vine of the pepper family, a 

 native of Peru. 



Artefact [ar'-te-fakt). See Artifact. 



Artemisia [ar-tem-is' -e-ah) ['Apre/ug, the goddess 

 Diana]. A genus of plants of the order composite. 

 A. abrotanum, southern zvood, is stimulant, tonic, and 

 vermifuge, and is popularly used as a vulnerary. It 

 is similar in properties to wormwood. Dose of fid. 

 ext. TT^x-xx. Unof. A. absinthium. See Absinthe. 

 A. maritima affords pure Wormseed, q. v. A. vul- 

 garis, mug wort, is a popular remedy in various 

 diseases. 



Axteria [ar-te* '-re-ah) [aprepia, the trachea]. Hollow 

 tubes. The plural was applied to the bronchial 

 tubes. The ancients supposed these filled with vital 

 spirit during life. See Artery. 



Arteriac [ar-te' -re-ak) [aprepia, the trachea], i. Per- 

 taining to the trachea, or to the arteries. 2. A remedy 

 used in diseases of the trachea or of the arteries. 



Arteriagra [ar-ter-e-a' -grah) [aprepia, trachea; a)pn, 

 a seizure]. Neuralgia of an artery. 



Arterial [ar-te / -re-al) [aprepia, the trachea]. Pertain- 

 ing to an artery. 



Arterialization [ar-te-re-al-iz-a' -shun) [aprepia, the 

 trachea]. The process of making or becoming arte- 



rial ; the change from dark, venous blood into that 



which is bright red, as in the arteries. 

 Arteriarctia re-ark' -te-ah) [aprepia, trachea; 



arctus, bound]. Constriction or stenosis of an artery. 

 Arteriectasis [ar-te-re-ek' -tas-is) [aprepia, trachea; 



ixraatc, a stretching out]. Arterial dilatation. 

 Arteriectopia [ar-te-re-ek-tt/ -pe ah) [aprepia, tra< 



turn-lie , out of place]. Displacement or abnormality 



in the course of an artery. 

 Arterin (iir'-ter-iii) [aprepia, trachea] . II yler's 



term for the arterial blood-pigment as contained in the 

 puscles. 

 Arterioarctia [ar-te-re-o-ark' -te-ah). See Arteriarctia. 

 Arterio-capillary [ar-te-re-o-kap* -il-a [ni>~ 



tin hea ; capillus, a hair]. Pertaining to arteries and 



capillaries. A. Fibrosis, the undue augmentation, 



or abnormal preponderance, of connecth ele 



ments in the walls of capillaries and arteri 

 Arteriodiastasis [ar-te-re-o-di-as f -tas-% [apr 



trachea: diaoraa ration]. The retraction of the 



two ends of a divided artery. 

 Arterio-fibrosis [ar-te-re-o-fi-brt/ -sis) [aprepia, trachea; 

 libra, a fiber]. A term applied to the condition of 



the arterial capillaries in chronic interstitial disease. 

 Arteriogram [ar-te 1 ' -re-o-gram). See Sph am. 



Arteriograph [ar-te* [aprepia, trachea; 



, to record]. A form of sphygmograph. 

 Arteriography [ar-te-re-og / -ra-fe) [ trachea; 



yp&f>), a writing], I. A description of the arteries. 



2. The graphic representation of the pulse-waves or of 



the arterial blood-current. 

 Arteriola [ar-te-ri' -o-lah) [L.: //. , Arteriole]. An 



arteriole. 

 Arteriolae Rectae (ar-t e rek'-te) [L.]. The 



small blood-vessels that supply the medullary pyramids 



of the kidneys. 

 Arteriole [ar-te' -re-db) [arteriola]. A very small 



artery. 

 Arteriology (ar-te-re-o/'-o- je) [aprepia, trachea; /","f, 



science]. The science of the arteries; the anatomy, 



physiology, and pathology of the arteries. 

 Arteriomalacia (ar-te-re-o-mal-a'-se-ah) [opr 



trachea; ita/ania, softness]. The softening of an 



artery. 

 Arteriopathy [ar-te-re-op '-a-the) [norepla, trachea; 



rraOog, illness]. Any disease of an artery or of arteries. 

 Arteriophlebotomy [ar-te-re-o-fle-bof-o-me) [apr 



trachea ; 9/ii/', a vein ; reuveiv, to cut]. Local blood- 

 letting, 

 Arterioplania [ar-te-re-o-pla' -ne-ah) [aprepia, trachea: 



K%avao8ai, to wander]. Deviation or tortuousiiess in 



the course of an artery. 

 Arterio-renal [ar-te-re-o-re* '-nal) [ - trachea; ren, 



the kidney]. Pertaining to the renal blood- ves- 



A. Disease, a pathologic condition of middle life 



characterized by an early stage of renal cirrhosis due 



primarily to vascular lesions. Its symptoms are mainly 



high vascular tension, albuminuria, and tendency to 



apoplectic seizures. 

 Arteriorrhagia [ar-te-re-or-a' -je-ah) [aprepia, trachea; 



. to break forth]. Arterial hemorrhage. 

 Arteriorrhexis [ar-te-re-or-eks'-U) [d - . trachea: 



bursting]. Rupture of an artery. 

 Arteriosclerosis [ar-te-re-o-skb 



trachea; OKfajpdg, hard]. The hardening of the walls 



of an artery, and especially of the intima. See 



Endarteritis. 

 Arterio-sclerotic [ar-te-re-o-skle-rof -ik ) 



trachea ; ck; r/por, hard] . Pertaining to arteriosclerosis. 



A. Kidney. See Bright 's Disease. 

 Arteriosity [ar-te-re-os'-it-e) \ . trachea]. The 



quality of being arterious, or arterial. 



