ELEPHAN f< >11> FEVER 



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1 MBLICA 



Elephantoid Fever 



Elephas I | Synonym 



Eleuthera Bark 

 Eleutheropetalous 



i leal, .1 petal]. 1 he 



sai 

 Eleutherophyll. 



hi b i made up of distinct 



lea' 

 Eleval - lll J ' rhesameas 



• An instrument 



! dentistry. E. Disease, one of 



to ( onstant traveling in 



an ' 

 Elimination ■ litnen, thresh 



old). I a ; the pi forth or out. 



Eliquation . '- hun [ Hquat , tomeltout]. The 



• substance from another by fusion or 



melt 

 Elixir [Arab., el iksir, the philosoph 



iromatic, spirituous prepara- 



radically a flavored syrup designed as 



t extracts and tinctures. There are 



mat twooi which are official in the U. S. 



P. ; in the N F. more than seventyare described. E. 



aromaticum, aromatic elixir, comp. spirit of orange 



12 - alj Him phosphate 



i; hoi and distilled water, q. s. 



Elixiviation [e-liks-w-e-a' -shun). See Lis 



Elkodermatosis (el-ko-dcr-mat-o'-sis) [eAiioc, an ulcer; 



. skin ; vbaoc, disease]. An ulcerative skin- 



Ellagic Acid •''.',. See Acid. 



Elliot's Bassorin Paste. A paste used in the treat- 

 ment of eczema. It consists of bassorin, to drams; 

 ctrin, 6 drams; glycerin. 2 drams ; water, sufficient 

 to make 2; ' , drams. It should be prepared c< 



Elliptic, Elliptical [el-ip'-tik, -al) [ , ellipse]. 



Having the form of an ellipse. E. Amputation. 



Ellis's Curved Line. See Line. E., Ligament of. 



. at. 

 Ellison's Ventilating Bricks. See Ventilation. 

 Elm. See Ulmus and Fremontia. 



Elocution : iuii) \_e, out of; loqui, to speak]. 



. ment, and delivery of words and 

 ill-' use of the voice, the action 

 . diaphragm, gesture, etc. 

 Elocutionist iun-ist) [e, out of; loqui, to 



.'-.]. I me who is skilled in the art of elocution. 

 E.'s Cramp. See Crump. 

 Elodea . marshy]. The marsh St. 



■ Us of In ; ius plants. E. 



virginica, 3 and Canada, is a 



.■>(. 

 I swampy; ikoc, a swamp]. 



r ; malarial I- 

 er^. l J lastidules of. See Heredity. 

 Elutriation hun) \elutriare, to wash out]. 



i ■■ tin- coarser parti 

 separated from the finer. 

 Ely's Operation. Table of. E.'s 



Table. 

 Elythnf. tis. 



Elytratresia sheath ; 



). Atresia of the vagina ; colpa- 



Elytreurynter sheath ; 



nter. 



Elytritis 



Elytrocele (cl'-it-ro-sel) [lAvrpov, sheath ; <.','•,, her- 

 nia J. 1 olpoi ele : vaginal hernia. 



Elytroclasia [el-it-ro-kla' -se-ah) [ sheath; icAd- 



etv, to break]. Rupture of the vagina. 



Elytroncus [el-it-rong'-kus). Same as Elytrophytna. 



Elytrophyma [el-it-ro fi'-mah) [iXvrpov, sheath; o'vpa, 

 a tumor]. Swelling or tumor of the vagina. 



Elytroplastic [el-it-ro-plas'-tik) [Mvrpov, sheath; -'/ua- 

 ncir, to form]. Relating to elytroplasty. 



Elytroplasty [el'-it-ro-plas-te) [iXvrpov, sheath; -'/>ia- 

 aetv, to form]. Plastic operation upon the vagina, 

 especially for vesicovaginal fistula. 



Elytropolypus [el-it-ro-pol' -ip-us) \lXvrpov, sheath ; 

 irdKimovc, polypus]. Vagina] polypus. 



Elytroptosis [el-it-rop-to' -sis) [iXvrpov, sheath; irruotg, 

 .1 falling]. Prolapse of the vagina. 



Elytrorrhagia [el-it-ror-a 1 '-je-ah) [eXvrpov, sheath; 

 'ptjyvvvai, to burst forth]. Hemorrhage from the 

 vagina. 



Elytrorrhaphy [cl-it-ror'-a-f, >) \jt\vrpOV, sheath ; . 

 a seam]. Suture of the vaginal wall. An operation 

 to close the opening of the vagina in procidentia uteri. 



Elytrorrhea [el-it-ror-e'-ah) \eXvrpov, sheath ; fold, a 

 flow]. A vaginal leukorrhea. 



Elytrostenosis [el-it-ro-ste-no 1 '-sis) [IXvrpov, sheath ; 

 OTevuGic, a contraction]. Colpostenosis ; vaginal 

 stricture. 



Elytrotome [el-if -ro-tom) \l\vrpov, sheath; Top.fi, a 

 cutting]. An instrument for performing elytrotomy. 



Elytrotomy [1 v '-it-rot' -o-me) [IXvrpov, sheath; roprj, a 

 cutting]. Surgical incision of the vaginal wall. 



Elytrum, Elytron [el'-it-rum, -Iron) \i\vTpov, a cover, 

 case: />/. , Elytra]. In biology, one of the wing-covers, 

 wing sheaths, or modified fore-wings of beetles; also 

 one of the scales on the hack of certain worm-. 



Emaciation (< ma- e-a'-shun) \emaciare, to make lean]. 

 Loss of the fat and fulness of the flesh of the body. 

 Leanness. 



Emaculation [e-mak-u-la' -shun) \_e macular,-, to remove 

 -pots]. The removal of freckles or other spots from 

 the face. 



Emanation (em-an-a'-shun) \etnanare, to issue]. 1. 

 Emission; radiation. 2. That which flows or issues 

 from a substance ; effluvium. 



Emandibulate [e-man-dib* -u-lat) [f, priv. ; mandibula, 

 mandible]. In biology, without mandibles, or at 

 least with soft and minute mandibles. 



Emansio 1 man'-se-o) [L.]. A failing. E. men- 

 sium, delayed menstruation; amenorrhea. 



Emarginate [e-mar' '-jin-at) \emarginatus, to deprive 

 of the edge]. In biology, applied to a leaf or feather 

 the margin of which is broken, notched, nicked, or 

 otherwise modified. 



Emasculation [e-mas-ku-la'-shun) \emasculare, to 

 make impotent]. Removal of the testicles; impo- 

 tence. Site, also, Eviration. 



Embalming [em-bahm' ing) [I'r. . en, in; bauma, bal- 

 sam]. The treatment of a cadaver with antiseptic and 

 preservative substances to keep it from putrefying. 



Embedding [em-bed' -fag). The fixation, in ordertopre- 

 serveil intact, of a tissue-specimen in a firmer medium 

 before freezing or otherwise hardening and section. 



Embelia [em-be' -le-ah) [Embel, a German traveler], 



A genus of shrubs. E. ribes, a myrtaceous shrub 



that grows in Asia; it is reputed to have anthelmintic 



properties. Dose of the powdered fruit, sjj-iv; of 



fluid extract, 15 j— iv. I not'. 



Emblica [em' blik-ah) [I..]. A genus of euphorbia- 



E. officinalis, a tree of India; its 



fruit, the Emblica myrobalan (see Myrobalan), is 



astringent and vermifuge, the seed is febrifuge, and 



the bark is also medii inal. Unof. 



