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ASCHIST< >I'.\i I V LISM 



ARTIFICIAL 1 1 1 DING "1 IM AN 1- 



Table i rrm ki ■ ..•• IRI 



Artus . Artus\ A joint ; a limb; the 



joints collectively. 

 Aryepiglottic [ar-e-ep-e-glot'-ik). Same as Aryteno- 



Arytenoepiglottic | ar-i f -ten-o-ep-e-gloP -ill) [iijiiraiva, 

 a pitcher; eldog, likeness; kiri, upon; j/.wrr/c, 

 glottis]. Relating to an arytenoid cartilage and to the 

 epiglottis ; as the aryteno-epiglottic fold (or folds), con- 

 ting of a fold of mucous membrane that extends 

 from either arytenoid cartilage to the epiglottis. 



Arytenoid lar-i-te / -noid) [apvraiva, .1 pitcher; eldog, 

 likened]. Resembling the mouth of a pitcher. A. 

 cartilages, two cartilages of the larynx regulating, by 

 the means of the attached muscles, the tension of the 

 vocal cord-. A. Glands, muciparous gland- found in 

 large numbers along the posterior margin of the 

 aryteno-epiglottidean fold in front of the arytenoid 

 cartilages. A. Muscle, arises from the posterior sur- 

 face of one arytenoid cartilage and is inserted into the 

 corresponding parts of the other. It is composed of 

 three planes of fibers, two oblique and one transverse. 

 It draw.-, the arytenoid cartilages together. 



Arythmia ar-ith' '-me-ah). See Arrhythmia. 



Arythmic [ar-ith' -mik). See Arrhythmic 



Asa (a'-sah) [Pers., dza, mastic]. A gum. A. dulcis, 

 benzoin; also the drug called 



Asafetida [as-a-fel f -id-ah) \asa, gum; fatida, stink- 

 ing]. A resinous gum obtained from the root of 

 Ferula fatida- and /-. scordosoma. It i- somewhat solu- 

 ble in alcohol and forms an emulsion with water. Its 

 properties are due toallyl 'sulphid ', l,II 10 S. It is a power- 

 ful antispasmodic, stimulant, and expectorant, and is 

 very serviceable in hysteria and bronchial affections. 

 Dose gr. v— xx. A. tinct., strength 20 per cent. I 

 ~ 5S— ij. A. emplastrum, asafetida 35, lead plaster 

 35, galbanum 15, yellow wax 15, alcohol 120 parts. 

 A., Enema B. P.), asafi d water. A., 



Emulsum, a 4 percent, emulsion. Dose 5 SS — ^U 1 

 A. et magnesiae mist., I >ewees's carminative, magne- 

 sium carb. 5, tinct. asafetida 7, tinct. opii 1, sugar IO, 

 arp de-t. ad loo part-. Dose Z ~, A. pilulae, 



contain each gr. iij of asafetida and gr. j 

 Dose j-iv. A. et Aloes pil., have gr. i' ; o( each 

 ingredient. A. pil. comp. (B. P.). Galbani pil. 

 comp.. See Galbanum. Ammonia v.. contains 



asafetida \y 2 ,\\<\. amnionic- fort. 2, .-pirit 20 parts. 

 Dose 3ss— j. Unof. 



Asagrea, or Asagraea \-a dray, an 



American botanist]. A genusof melanthaceous hi 

 A. officinalis. See Cebadilla. 



Asak (as* -ok). See Saraea indica. 



Asaphatum U-um) [Arab.]. An old name for 



comedones. 



Asaphia a, indistinctness]. Indis- 



tinctness of utterance, especially that due to cleft 



palate. 



Asaprol . .' , < a ' 'I I ' ,,,! 1, .Si ' , _.. jAq. Cal 



cium i- naplnhol -a -mono- sulphonate, a substance 

 readily soluble in water and alcohol, and recommended 

 .1- an antiseptic in 5 per cent, solution. It is also used 

 in acute articular rheumatism in doses of from 15 to 

 60 grain-. 



Asarabacca [as-ar-ab-ak' '-ah) [<i priv. ; oeipa, a band ; 

 bacca, a berry]. The plant Asarum europaum, an 

 errhin, aperient, and emetic Unof, 



Asarcia [ah-sar / -se-ah) [a priv. ; adp§, lle.-h]. Ema- 

 ciation ; leanness. 



Asarin {as'-ar-in). Same as Asarone. 



Asarkia [ah-sar'-ke ah). See Asar in. 



Asarol (as'-ar-dl) \aaapov, asarabacca; oleum, oil], 

 C 10 H 18 O. A camphor-like body derived from asarum. 



Asarone (as'-ar-on) [aaapov, asarabacca], ^ .,,11 

 Asarin. The solid component of the oil from *-/> arum 

 europaum. It forms monoclinic prisms, melting at 6l°, 

 and boils at 295 . It has an aromatic taste, and 

 smells like camphor. 



Asarum [as'-ar-um) \jinnpov, asarabacca]. A genus 

 of aristolochiaceous plants. A. europaeum has diapb- 

 orectic, emetic, purgative, and diuretic qualities, but 

 is now little used ex< ept in veterinary practice. A. 

 canadense. called wild ginger, Canada snakeroot, 

 with other N. American species, are used chiefly in 

 domestic practice. A. canadense is a fragrant, aro- 

 matic stimulant. Dose of fid. ext. n\ xv-gss. 

 Unof. 



Asbestos (as-bes'-tos) [do \eorog, unquenchable]. A 

 mineral more or less flexible and fibrous. It is used in 

 mechanical dentistry, mixed with plaster, as a substi- 

 tute for sand, to form the investment preparatory to 

 soldering. In surgery, it has also a limited use. 



Ascariasis {as-kar-i'-as-is) \_iiaK<ij>i^eiv, to jump]. The 

 symptoms produced by the presence of ascarides in 

 the gastrointestinal canal. 



Ascaricide (as-kar'-is-id) \ascaris, a mite; cadere, to 

 kill]. A medicine that kills ascarides. 



Ascarides {as-kar'-id-iz). See Thread-iuorms. 



Ascaridiasis {as-kar-id-i' '-as-is) [aanapit^Eiv, to jump]. 

 The presence of ascarides in the intestine. 



Ascaris [as'-kar-h 1 [aonapi r etv to jump : pi. , Ascarides]. 

 A genus of the family Ascarida. Parasitical worms 

 inhabiting the bodies, and especially the intestines, of 

 most animal-. A. lumbricis, is found in the ox, 

 hog and man. It inhabits the small intestine, especi- 

 ally of children. A. rhystax, the round-worm of 

 the cat, and A. alata have rarely been found in 

 man. A. vermicularis, a synonym of Oxyuris ver- 

 micularis. See Parasites. Table of. 



Ascending (as-end'-ing) [ascendere, to rise]. Taking 

 an upward course (a pari of the aorta, and colon, and 

 as one of the ven 1. A. Current, in electricity, 



one going from the periphery to a nerve-center. A. 

 Metamorphosis. Same as Anabolism. A. Para- 

 lysis. See Paralysis. 



Ascherson's Vesicles. The peculiar small globules 

 forme. l when oil and an albuminous fluid are agit. ited 

 together. Formerly thought tobe cells. 



Ascheturesis (as-het-u-re'-sis) [Itnyiror, resistless; 

 tyOVf, urination]. An uncontrollable desire to 

 urinate; irrepressible urination. 



Aschistodactylism 1 as-kis-to-dak / -til-izm)[aox iaTO SSm- 

 cloven ; (Jd/crvAoc, a finger]. A synonym of Syndacty- 

 lism. 



