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mucus of the binl. B. Sternum, a deformity <>t the 

 sternum found in lateral curvature of the spine. 

 Birhinia • . the nose]. A con 



genital defect in which there is the formation of two 



BOS 



Birth i) [ME., |. 1.1 he delivers of a child; 



parturition. 2. That which is brought forth in par- 

 turition. B.-mark. - B.- 

 palsy, any paralyti n due to an injury 

 ceived at birth ; ; congenital paralytic 



-i m that existed in the fetal stati 



gee B., Partial, 



the incomplete expulsion of a child in labor; of legal 



value in lawsuits for property. B., Plural, the birth 



re than a single child. B., Posthumous, the 



birth of a child after the death of it- lather. B., 



Precocious, the occurrence of natural labor alter 



a ihorl mcy than i- usual. B., Premature. 



B.-rate, the proportion of births per 



isand. B. root. See Beth Root. B.-wort, the 



plant A see hid), so 



called from its former employment as a depurant after 



childbirth. Unof. B., Still. See Still-born. Some 



of the Tests of live birth are appended: Breslau 



If the inte-tine- and Stomach of the infant 



float in water on removal from the body it was 



thought to be proof that the child was born alive. 



This test i- of no value. Hydrostatic Test. Suggest* 1 



by Raygat. It consists in placing the lungs in water 



and noting their specific gravity. If inflation has 



occurred they will float. This test i- valuable. Plouc- 



l'his consists in estimating the ratio 



it of the lungs to the weight of the body 



of the child. Ploucquet laid down this rule, that 



a/ion the weight of the lung- compared to 



the weight of the body was in the ratio of I to 70, 



and that it n it wa- in the ratio of I to 



The test is of but slight value. Stati,- test. 



• > called / or Schmidt's Test. This consists 



in ascertaining the absolute weight of the lungs, and 



mparing tin- weight with the average lung-weights 



of stillborn children, and of children who have died 



soon after birth. Fodere fixes the weight of the lungs 



of stillborn children born at term at 480 grains (1 



and weight of the lungs soon 



after breathing ! established. 1 his test is also 



of but -light value. 



Bisacromial [bi -<ik . two; anpuftia, the 



point of the shoulder-blade]. Relating to the two 



acromia. 



Biscara Button [bis'-kar-ah but' '•;/«). See Furun- 



ilis. 

 Bischoffs Operation. See Operations, Tabl 

 Biscuit (bis / -Ait) [Ft., "twice baked' ]. A kind ol 

 ca!. rly, a -mall, hard cake. In In n< h phar- 



m.i i biscuits of various kind- are known. 



B., Camplin's, biscuits made of bran for the use ol 

 They are made as foil ike one quart 



wheat-bran and boil in two successive waters tor 

 fifteen minutes, straining the mixture through a 

 until the water come- through clear ; li wash- 



ing squeeze in a cloth until perfectly dry ; spread thinly 

 on a dish and place in a slow oven. If put in a) 

 night, let it remain in until morning, when, if dry and 



sp, it is fit for grinding. The mass so obtained mu 

 ground in a line mill and passed through a wire 



tine that a brush will be required to push the flour 

 through. Grind again that which remain- in lie- 

 sieve until quit' I fin I in ounces of 

 the powder, three new-laid eggs, from one and a half 

 to two ounces of butter and about half a pint ol milk, 

 Mix the egg- with a little of the milk, and warm the 



butter with the oilier portion. Slir the whole well 

 together, adding a little nutmeg and L;ingei or other 

 -pice-. Hake in small well buttered tin- in a rather 

 <|uick oven for about hall an hour. Make the cake a 

 little thicker than a captain's biscuit. 



Biscuiting (bis'-kit-ing). See Block Teeth. 



Bisection (bi-seh'-shun) [bi, two; sectio, a cutting]. 

 In obstetrics, embryotomy. 



Bisexual Ibi-sekst-u-al) [bi, two; ex]. Having 



the reproductive organs of both sexes. Hermaphrodite. 



Bish (bish). Same as Bikh. 



Bishop's fStanmore) Operation. See Operations, 

 Table of . B s Weed. See Ajowan. 



Bishoping [bish f -op ing) [M.K.,bischopen]. In farriery. 

 tiling a -pa. e between the teeth of a horse. 



Bisiliac [bis-il'-e-ak^bis, two ; iliacus"]. Relating to tin 

 two most distant points of the two iliac crests. 



Bisischiadic [bi id'-ik) [/>is, two; iOKiadiK6g, 



relating to the hip]. Relating to corresponding points 

 on the two i-chia. 



Biskra Boil, or Button. See Furun ~ulus orientalis. 



Bismarck Brown. Same as Phenylene Brown and 

 / esuvin. 



Bismuth, or Bismuthum (biz / -muth) [L., gen., />'/ - 

 muthi\. ¥>\z=z 210; quantivalence 1, III, v. A pink- 

 ish-white crystalline metal, not used in medicine 111 its 

 metallic form. It- commercial salts are likely to contain 

 arsenic. The insoluble salts of bismuth are feebly 

 astringent and are useful in disordered digestion, acne, 

 eczema, etc. B. et Ammonii Citras, soluble in 

 water. Dose gr. j-v. B. et Ammon. Citras, 

 Liquor (B.P.). Dose ^ss-j. B. Carbonas (B.P 1. 

 (Bi 2 0,CO. ! ),,H,0. Dose gr. v-xx. B. Citras, B 

 1 1 .< ).. soluble in water of ammonia; used in the U. S. 

 only for pharmaceutic purposes. Dose gr. ij— v. B. 

 Oxid. (B.P.), Ri.o... Dose gr. v-xv. B. Oxy- 

 chlorid, pearl white I nof. It is used as a cosmetic. 

 B. Pulvis, Comp., Ferrier J s Snuff. Contains two 

 grains of hydrochlorate ofmorphin in one ounce, with 

 bismuth and acacia. It is used f< ir treating coryza. B. 

 Salicylas. Bi(< II ,O s ) bi<>. Dose gr. v-x. B. 

 Subcarbonas, ( Ri< >) ._,< '< »,.I I," >, insoluble ; it is best 

 given in emulsion with milk. Dosegr. x-^j. B. Sub- 

 gallate. See Dermatol. B. Subiodid, BiOI, used as 

 an antiseptic dusting- powder, like iodoform. B. Sub- 

 nitras, BiON0 8 .H 2 0, the salt chiefly used in medi- 

 cine. It is also used as a cosmetic. Dose gr. x-^j. 

 B. Test. See Tests, Tabic of. B., Trochisci (B. P. | ; 

 each contains gr. ij. B., Unguent., 60 grains to one 

 ounce. For herpes, piles, etc. B. White. See Con- 

 spectus of Pigments, under Pigment. 



Bissa (lu's'-ali) [native African]. An affection of man 

 and sheep, common in Egypt, and chai d by 



the production oi edema. B. Bol, a kind of myrrh, 

 from Balsamodendron Kafal, a tree of E, Africa. It 

 is used largely in adulterating the finer grade- ol 

 myrrh, and 1- said to stimulate powerfully the flow of 

 milk in cows. Unof. 

 Bistellate [bi-steV '-St) [bi, two; stella, a star]. Shaped 



like a double star. 

 Bistephanic (bi-ste-fan' -ik) [bi, two; artfyavuw, dim. 

 of '" . a wreath]. Relating to the stephanions. 



Bistort [hi 'tort) [bis, twice ; tortus, twisted]. Snake 

 weed, Adder- wort. The rhizome oi Polygonum bis- 

 torla, an astringent. Dosi oi fid. ext. rrpxx-xl. Unof. 

 Bistoury (bis / -to-re) [Fi 'ourt], A small (straight or 

 curved) knife used in surgery. B. -cache, one that has 

 the blade 1 onceali d for passing to the poinl to be in 

 cised, and by pressure on the handle theblade isexposed 

 and the incisii m made. 

 Bisulcate [bi-sul' -k&t) [bi, two; sulcus, a furrow]. 

 Having two furrows or grooves. 



