Bl C< IN M 



2 1 2 



Bl I BAR 



ksi B. Glands. S B. Teeth, 



the teeth behind the canini Jled because 



thi the inside of the clucks, in the 



human - ley are the bicuspids and molars. 



Buccinal i trumpet]. In 



Buccinator , a trumpet]. The 



thin, i!.u m 

 Bucc 



Bucco-labial the mouth; 



. .i lip]. Pertaining t>> the mouth and lip. 



B. Muscle, 



Bucco-pharyngeal the 



the pharynx]. Relating to the mouth 



. 'IV 



Buccula [I... dim. of bucca, the cheek]. 



11, beneath the chin, and forming 



- bin. 



Buchanan's Operations. Sec Operations, Table of. 



Buchu [native African]. The leaves of 



•.'/. yielding a volatile oil, to 



wh - are probably due, and a bitter 



smin. Dosegr. j-v. It causes a sensa- 



tioi iving warmth over the body, simulates the 



the circulation. It is useful 

 in urethritis an. i as of the genito-urinary mucous 



membrane. Dose of the leaves, gr. xv-xxx. B., 

 Ext., Fid. Dose rrLx-^j. B., Infusum (Unof. ), 

 5j tj. B., Infusum (B. P.). 



g -iv. B., Tinctura, (B. P.) Dose 3J-ij. 

 Buck's Apparatus. An apparatus consisting of a 

 pulley for applying extension to a limb. 

 B. Fascia, the superficial perineal fascia. B. 

 Method. See Treattn iods of. B. Opera- 



tions. See Operations, Table of. 

 Buckbean i>ean. The rhizome of 



nthes trifoliata, tonic, antiscorbutic, and em- 

 igogue. It has been recommended as a vermi- 

 las been used in functional amenorrhea. 

 M\v— xxx. Unof. 

 Bucket Fever [buk f 3i ver. 



Buckeye Bark bu V-i bark). The bark of .-l-'seulus 

 it and tonic, and serviceable in rectal 

 irritation, prolapsus, and various uterine derange- 

 of fid. ext. gtt. iij-v. I'nof. 

 Buckhorn n). The horn of a buck. When 



■ r calcined, it is used by dentists for polish- 

 ■, and for removing light de- 

 t tartar. B. Fern, a fern, called also royal fern, 

 tiunda regali ; it is vaunted as a cure for rickets. 



Buckle-she!'. '-she/) [New Eng. dialect]. A 



ently moulted lobsti i called paper-shell 



ter. 

 Buck- Buchu. 



Buckthorn See Frangula. B., Cali- 



fornia, 'da. 



Buck:. Buchu. 



Buckwheat , ed or grain of / 



ies of the same 



substitute for 



a high rank as a 



!, indigestion 



uliai • ugliness 



I he flowersol the planl 



•. is interior. 



Bucnem; i ; MV/ „ ;/< the 



nse- 



B. Tropica. arabum. 



Bud i bud]. In biology, the unde 



Budd's Disease. See Diseases, '/able of. 



Budding (bud'-ing) [ME. , buddenl. In biology, a 

 reproduction or cell-division, occurring among 

 the polyps and infusoria;, in which a bud i- given ofl 

 by the parent and comes to resemble the latter. The 

 bud may remain permanently attached or may form a 

 colony, each member acquiring a differentiation of 

 function, even to the formation of male and female ele- 

 ments. The process is also called Gemmation, </. ?\ 



Budge's Center. See Center. 



Buffalo Rubin (bnf'-al-o nt'-bin). See Pigments, Con 

 spec t us of. 



Buffers' Consumption [buf'-en con-sump' -shun). 

 The phthisis oc< m i Lng among metal-polishers. 



Buffy Coat {buf'-e-kbt). A grayish or buff-colored 

 crust or layer sometimes seen upon a blood-clot, after 

 phlebotomy, and once looked upon as a sign of inflam- 

 mation. It is caused by the partial subsidence of the 

 red blood-corpuscles. 



Bufidin {bu'-fid-in) [bufo, the toad]. Phrynin; an 

 alkaloid from the venom of the toad; it is poisonous, 

 and said to resemble digitalin in its effects. 



Bufoniform [bu-fon'-if-orm) [bufo, a toad ; forma, 

 shape]. In biology, toad-like. 



Bugbane (bug / -ban). See Cimicifuga. 



Buggery (bug'-er-e) [OF., bou^re, an heretic]. Sodomy; 

 bestiality. 



Bugleweed (bu'-gl-wid). The herb, Lycopus virgini- 

 cus, narcotic and astringent. Dose of fid. ext. -J ss- 

 ij. Lycopin, concentrated extract. Dose gr. j— iv. 

 Unof. 



Buhach (bu'-hateh) [Serbo-croatian for flea-bane ; bu/ia, 

 a flea]. The plant Pyrethrum cinerariafolium. See 

 Insect Powder. 



Buhl's Disease. See /A . Cable of. 



Bulam, or Bulama Boil {bu'-lam or bii-lam'-ali boil). 

 A boil occurring on the African island of Bulam ; 

 probably caused by a burrowing-wonn or insect- 

 larva.. B. Fever, a West-Africa coast fever, said to 

 be identical with yellow fever. 



Bulata (bul> '-at-ah). See Balata. 



Bulb [bulb) [Bdkpbg, a bulb]. I. The expansion or 

 dilatation of a canal or vessel. 2. Applied to the 

 medulla and pons. ^. A short underground stem 

 covered with fleshy leaf-bases or fleshy leaves, as 

 the onion and squill. B. of Aorta, the dilatation 

 of the aorta near its beginning. B. of Corpus 

 Cavernosum, the muscle beneath the bulb of the 

 urethra. B. of an Eye, the eyeball. B. of For- 

 nix. See Corpora. B. of a Hair, the swelling at 

 the root of a hair. B., Olfactory, one of tin two 

 bulbs of the olfactory nerve situated on either side of 

 the longitudinal fissure upon the under surface ol each 

 anterior lobe of the cerebrum. B. of a Tooth, the 

 papilla that form-, the germ of a tooth. B. of 

 Urethra, the posterior expanded part of the corpus 

 spongiosum penis. B. of the Vagina, a small body 

 of erectile tissue on each side of the vestibule of the 

 vagina, homologous to the bulb of the urethra of the 

 male. B. of Vena Jugularis, (he dilatation at the 

 beginning of the external jugular vein. 



Bulbar {bul f -bar) [fio2 )6e, a bulb], bulbous. Pertain- 

 ing to the medulla. B. Disease, or Paralysis, a 

 term applied to the progressive and symmetrica] paral- 

 ysis ol the facial muscles about the mouth, including 

 those of the tongue, pharynx, and sometimes those of 

 the larynx. Thi- paralysis is due to a disease of the 

 motor nuclei in the medulla oblongata ; an acute and 

 a chronic form are met with. The acute form is due 

 to hemorrhage or softening; the chronic to degenera- 

 tion. 'I he chronic form is insidious in its approach, 

 the tongue often being the first organ involved ; the 



