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BACILLURIA 



Azolitmin (az-o-lit'-min) [<i priv.; £«#, life; Dan. lak, 

 lac; «ff«, pulp]- C,H 7 N< >,. A deep blood-red color- 

 ing matter obtained from litmus. See I 

 Pigments, under Pigment. 



Azoospermia . [ a priv.; Cw#, life ; 



1]. Want of, or deficient vitality of, the 

 spermati ia ii 



Azoospermism vi'-izm) [a priv.; f«#, 



life; <nr . ■ ed]. Absence of the spermatic eh 

 ments from the seminal fluid. 



Azorella i </:-.".."',• i [L.]. \ genus of umbellifer- 

 ous plants. A. glebaria. 



Azoresorcin 'sin) [a priv. ; £uror, living ; 



l'r . rI B N0 4 . A derivative of resorcin, 



occurring as dark-red and greenish crystals. 



Azote . '-. >t) [dpriv. ; £017, life]. A synonym of ni- 

 trogen. Azotic acid, nitric acid. 



Azotemia [az-o-te / -me-ah\ [azotum, nitrogen; aifia, 

 blood]. The presence of nitrogenous compounds in 

 the blood ; uremia. 



Azotenesis [az-o-ten-e'-sis) [azotum, nitrogen]. Any 

 one of a class of diseases said to be due to a supera- 

 bundance of nitrogen in the system, such as carcinoma, 

 scurvy, gangrene, etc. 



Azotometer [az-o-tom' -et-er) [azotum, nitrogen ; fii-pov, 

 a measure]. A device for the measurement of nitrogen. 



Azoturia (az-o-tu' '-re-aJi) [azotum, nitrogen ; urina, 

 the urine]. An increase of the urea and urates in the 

 urine. 



Azoxybenzene (az-oks-e-ben' '-zen) [azotum , nitrogen ; 

 <, sharp; benzene'], Cj 2 H 10 N 2 O. A compound 



.spectu ' Pigments, under 



obtained by the reduction of nitrobenzene. It forms 



long yellow needles, easily soluble in alcohol and 



ether, but not in water. It melts at 3d . 

 Azulene [az / -u-Hn). Same as L'erulein. 

 Azulin [az f -u-lin). See Conspectus of Pigments, under 



Pigmt >it. 

 Azure,. ' -ur) [M.E., azure, blue"]. Sky-blue. A. Blue. 



3ame as Cobalt Blue, and / 'Itramarine. A. Mala 



chite. See ./ uriteva Conspectus of Pigments, under 



/ 'ig men/. 

 Azurin \aJ -urni). Same as Azulin. 

 Azurite [az 1 ur-it). See Conspectus of 



Pigment. 

 Azygomatous (ah-zi-gom/ -at-us) [a priv. ; ^vyufia, the 



zygomatic arch]. Destitute of zygomatic arches, as 



the >hrews. 

 Azygos [ax'-tg-os) [a priv. ; j — .a yoke]. Applied to 



parts that are single, not in pairs. A. uvulae, a small 



muscle of the uvula. A. Vein, a vein connecting 



the superior and inferior venn ( avse. 

 Azygospore (az-i' '-go-spor) [a priv. ; %vyin>, yoke; 



airopd, seed]. An asexually produced spore, but re- 

 sembling the sexual spore or zygospore. 

 Azygous [az'-ig-us) [d priv. ; C,vy6r, a yoke]. Not 



paired; or, if paired, so blended as to seem one organ. 

 Azymia (ah-zim' -e-ah) [d priv. ; £'ufiq,& ferment]. Ab 



sence or lack of ferment. 

 Azymic (ah-zim' '-//-) [a priv. ; ,'</'/„ a ferment]. Not 



giving rise to fermentation. 

 Azzle Teeth (az'-l-leth) [E. dial., assal teetK\. A name 



given to the molar teeth. 



B 



B. In chemical terminology the symbol of Boron. 



Ba. The chemical symbol of Barium. 



B. A. A contraction of Balneum aqua:, a water-bath ; 

 also, of Balneum arena, a sand-bath, and of Artium 

 Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Arts. 



B. M. A contraction of Balneum maris a sea- water 

 bath; also of Medicina Baccalaureus, Bachelor of 

 Medicine. 



B. V. A contraction of Balneum vaporis, a vapor-bath. 



Babbitt Metal, a compound of metals used in prosthetic 

 dentistry for dies in swaging plates. 



Babe (bob) [ME., babe]. An infant. 



Babes' Method. See Stains, Table of. B. Oven. 

 See 0~'en. 



Babul Gum (ba-bool') [Bengal]. The gum of the tree 

 icia arabiea, or babul ; an inferii >r s< >rt 1 if gum arabic. 



Baby (ba'-be). Same as Babe. B.-farm. An institu 

 tion for raising orphan and pauper infants. B.- 

 farming, the business of receiving and caring for tin- 

 infants of those who, for any reason, may be unable 

 or unwilling to bring up their own children. 



Baccaceous ' us) [bacca, a berry]. Like a 



berry ; baccate. 



Baccate (bak f -at) [bacca, a berry]. Berry-like, or 

 bearing berries. 



Baccelli's Method. A method of treating aneurysm 

 by passing a wire thread into the sac. Sec Treat- 

 ment. B. Sign. S and Symptoms, Table of. 



Baccharis [bak f -ar-is] [/Jdwcaptc, a fragrant herb]. \ 

 genus of composite trees. B. halimifolia, the ground- 



sel tree, a composite-flowered shrub of N. America; 

 a decoction of the leaves and bark is a popular demul- 

 cent and pectoral medicine. Unof. 



Bacchia (bak-'e-ah, or bah- 1' -ah) [Bacchus, the god of 

 wine]. A synonym of Acne rosacea, a condition often 

 found in drunkards. B. rosacea. Synonym of Acm 

 rosacea. 



Bacillar, or Bacillary (bas'-il-ar : bas'-il-a-n ) [bacil- 

 lum, a rod; bacillus']. I. Relating to bacilli or to a 

 bacillus. 2. Consisting o\ or containing rods. 



Bacilli (bas-il'-i) [bacillum, a rod]. 1. Plural of 

 Bacillus, q.v. 2. In pharmacy, cylindrical lozenges 

 made by cutting the lozenge mass, and rolling it into 

 a soft cylinder, on a pill-machine. 



Bacillicidal [bas-il-i [bacillum, a rod; cccdere, 



to kill]. 1 >estructive to bacilli. 



Bacillicide (bas-il'-ii id) [bacillum, a rod; cadere, to 

 kill]. 1. Destructive to bacilli. 2. An agent that 

 destroys bacilli. 



Bacilliculture (bas-il'-e-kul-chilr) [bacillum, a rod ; 

 cultura, cultivation]. The artificial culture of bacilli 

 forthe purpose of studying their nature and life. 



Bacilliform (bas-i^-if-orm) [bacillum, rod; forma, 

 fi .mi]. I laving the shape or appearance of a bacillus. 



Bacillum [bas-il'-um) [l..,a rod, a stick]. A stick; 

 a cylindrical troche ; an instrument for carrying a 

 sponge ; any one ol thi rods in the layer of rods and 

 cones of the retina. 



Bacilluria [bas-il-u' '-re-ah\ [bacillum, a rod ; oipov, 

 urine]. The presence of bacilli in the urine. 



