B< (NDUCELLA 



216 



Bl »R< >N 



Bonducella [bon-du [I ..]. Bonduc Si 



l'h,. . .i tropical plum. 



It is .1 bitter tonic and antiperiodic in intermittent 

 fevers. Dose gr. x-xv.b B., Pulv., Comp., contains 

 bonduc and black pepper. Dose gr. xv-xx. 



Bone [AS i bone]. A hard tissue that 



the framework <>r skeleton of the body. 

 It ; s mainly of tri-calcium phosphate and 



usually consists of a compact outer 

 mass ■! with i, surrounding a reticu 



lated inner -tincture that encloses a central cavity 

 filled with marrow. A transverse section of a long 

 bone shows bone-tissue to be composed of a number 

 of ircular /one-, each having a central tube, 



the Ha anal, through which the blood circu- 



lates. Surrounding the Haversian canal are con 

 trically arranged belts of oblong spaces called lacuna-, 

 h lacuna is the nutlet of a number of canaliculi, 

 through which the nutrition i- conveyed to all parts 

 of the bone. A table of bone- i- appended. B. Ash, 

 the calcic phosphate remaining after bones have been 

 incinerated. B. Binder. See Osteocolla. B. -black. 

 ie as Animal Black. B. -brown. See Pigments, 

 B. Cartilage. See Ostein. B.- 

 conduction, the transmission of sound-waves to the 

 auditory nerve by means of sonorous vibrations com- 

 municated to the bones of the skull, the impression 

 reaching the nerve in part directly and in part by 

 way of the tympanic structure. The tuning-fork is 

 the instrument most commonly used as a test of bone- 

 aduction. Bone-eonduction is lost or diminished 

 in many of the typical labyrinthine lesions, e. g. , in 

 true Meniere- disease. See Air- conduction. B. 

 Earth. See Ossiterra. B., Epipteric [«rt, upon; 

 . a wing], a small Wormian bone sometimes 

 found between the great wing of the sphenoid and the 

 anterior interior angle of the parietal. B.-fat, a 

 whitish-yellow fat obtained by boiling bones. It is 

 used in soap making. B. -gelatin. See Gelatin. B.- 

 glue. See Glu . B. incarial. See Incarial. B.- 

 nippers, >urgical cutting-forceps for use on bones. 

 B.-oil, a foul-smelling oil obtained in the dry distilla- 

 tion of bone. B. -setter, a specialist at setting bones ; 

 usually an uneducated empiric, and often a pretender 

 to hereditary skill in the business. B. -spavin. See 

 Spavin. B. -tumor. Synonym of Actinomycosis. 



Bonelet See Ossicle. 



Bonellein n " in i [ Bonellia, a genus of gephyrean 



worm-, named after F. A. Bonelli, an Italian natu 

 ralist]. In biology, the green pigment of certain 

 annelid-, as Bonellia viridis. 



Boneset. See Eupatorium. 



Bonnafond's Apparatus. An apparatus for generating 

 vapors and injecting them into the middle ear through 

 an tube. 



Bonnet's Capsule. See Ocular Sheath. B. Opera- 

 tions. See Operations, Tabl 



Bontius, Pills of. Purgative pills used in dropsy. 

 • ntain gamboge, Socotrin aloes, and gum am- 

 aac. 



Bonwill's Crown. In dentistry, an artificial crown of 

 all porcelaii ngrafted on a natural root. B's. 



Method, i. A method of producing anesthesia. It 

 is done by rapid breathing of the ordinary atmos 

 pheric air. Th ns his mouth and breathes 



[uickly, and deeply, and in a few seconds or 

 minutes partial anesthesia supervenes. 2. A method 

 rticulating teeth. 



Bonzel's Operation. See Operations. Table of. 



Booboo 



Boohoo i [nativi fii ]. A kind of gas- 



tritis with with great nostalgia 



depression of spirits. It attack- strangers in some of 

 the Pacific Islands. 

 Booker, Bacillus of. See Bacteria, Synonymatic 



Boot, Junod's. See Junod ' s />' 



Boracic Acid (bo-ras'-ik as'-id). See , /,/,/, />', ric ; also 

 /•' Ton. 



Borage | [ME., borage]. The plant Borago 



officinalis, a demulcent, mild refrigerant and diapho 

 retic. Dose of fid. ext., 5 j. I not'. 



Boraginaceous (bo-raj -in-a' -se-tts) \Boraginacea' , a 

 natural order of plants]. Pertaining to the Boragin- 

 ace 



Borate (bo'-rdt) [Ar., bbraq, borax]. Any salt of bo- 

 ric acid. 



Borax (bo'-raks). See Boron. B. Bath. See Bath. 



Borborygmus (bor-bor-ig* '-mus) [(Jop/Sopvyudg, a rum- 

 bling: pi., Borborygmi\. A rumbling of the bowels. 



Bordeaux Method. A form of cotton antiseptic dress- 

 ing for stumps. 



Borelli's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Boric Acid (bo'-rik as'-id). See Boron. 



Born (born) [AS., boren, to bear, bring forth]. Brought 

 into the world by the process of parturition. B. 

 Alive. See Live Birth. 



Borneo Camphor (bor 1 '-ne-o-kam' '-for). See Borneol. 



Borneol (bor'-ne-ol) [Borneo], C 10 H ]8 O. Borneo 

 Camphor; a substance that occurs in Dryobalanops 

 camphora, a tree growing in Borneo and Sumatra. It 

 is artificially prepared by acting with sodium upon the 

 alcoholic solution of common camphor. It is quite 

 like Japan camphor, and has a peculiar odor resem- 

 bling that of peppermint. It sublimes in six-sided 

 leaflets, melts at 198 and boils at 212 . It produces 

 spasms of an epileptiform character. 



Bom's Method. A method of reconstructing objects 

 from microscopic sections ; by means of a camera, 

 the outlines are transferred to wax plates, which are 

 then cut out so as to correspond to the sections. 



Boro-borax (bo-ro-bo'-raks). A crystalline combina- 

 tion of borax and boric acid. It is used as an anti- 

 septic. 



Borofuchsin. See Stains, Conspectus of. 



Boroglycerid (bo-ro-glis' '-er-id). See Boroglycerin. 



Boroglycerin (bo-ro-glis' -er-in) [Ar., boraq, borax ; 

 yfajnepSg, sweet]. A mixture of boric acid, 62 parts, 

 with glycerin, 92 parts, it is called also boroglycerid, 

 and glyceryl borate. It is a solid preparation, soluble 

 in water. It is used as a local application in eye and 

 skin affections. It is an active antiseptic in a solution 

 of I to 40. L'nof. 



Boron [bo'-ron) [Ar. , boraq, borax]. B -— II ; quanti- 

 valence in, v. The base of boric acid and of the 

 mineral borax. Boracic, or, more properly, Boric 

 Acid, ELBOg, a crystalline substance, found native 

 in the volcanic lagoons of Tuscany. It occurs in 

 while, transparent crystals, soluble in water and 

 alcohol ; ii is an active antiseptic, and is much used in 

 parasitic diseases of the skin. Dose gr. v-xx. Un- 

 fit. Acidi Borici \ I'.- P. I, contains hard paraffin 2, 

 soft paraffin 4, boric acid 1. It is used as an antiseptic 

 and in dermatology. Borax, Na,b.,< > 7 ,loH,0, sodium 

 biborate. occur- in lacustrine deposits a- white, trans- 

 parent oluble in water, all ohol and glycerin. 

 It i- used a- an antiseptic wash for ul< ers and indoli nl 

 lesions and i- valuable also a- an emmenagogue, and 

 in leucorrhea. Dose gr. v xl. All unof. Clycerinum 

 Borach | B. I'. |, contains borax, glycerin and distilled 

 water; it is used as a local application. Mel Boracis 

 I'.. I'. ). borax honey, contain- borax, clarified honey 

 and glycerin (about 1 in 7) ; it is used as a local 

 applii ation. 



