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ERI >IM VI 



return circulation. E. -center. See Cen, • E., 

 Persistent. Synonym of Priapism, </. v. 

 Erectopatent 



■ding]. I- ■. intermediate between ei 



.i- the fore wings of a butterfly in 



Erector reel ]. Any muscle, 



the fun aIiu-Ii it i- i r elevate a 



See E. pili, the unstriped mus- 



cular fi tion "i the bair and the 



phcnoi: i>>- 



Eremacausis slowly ; 



. burning >w oxidation or gradual decay, 



without combustion. 

 Eremobla^t .solitary; ifaurrSg, 



it]. A unicellular plant. 

 Eremophobia desolate; 



. • arl. I be same as . /• v. 



Erethin v, to irritate] . The name 



n by Klebs to that constituent of tuberculin which 



Erethism . Erethismus [er-e-thiz' -mus) 



. rritation]. An abnormal heightening of 



nervous irritability. E. ebriosorum. Synonym of 



E. hydrophobia. Synonym of 



E. tropicus. Sec Insolation. 



Erethismal [er-e-thiz'-mat) [ipedtau6q, irritation]. Of 



: an erethism. 

 Erethismic t-thiz' -mik), or Eretbistic {er-e-this r -tik) 

 rritation]. Relating to, or affected with, 

 erethism. 

 Erg . work]. See Electric Units. 



Ergasiomania [ur-gas-i o-ma'-ne-ah) [ipyaoia, work ; 



. madness]. Mania for performing operations. 

 Ergasiophobia \ur-gas-e-o-fo r -be-ak) [kpyaoia, work; 

 rj« Timidity in operating. A dread of 



Ergogenesis ■■.•' es-is) \jtpyav, work; yevt 



lu< don]. Same as I:>\ ogeny. 



Ergogenetic i ■' ik) [Ipyov, work ; yeveoig, 



tion]. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, er- 



Ergogeny v, work ; ykveni^, produc- 



In biology, the energy, both potential and 



kinetic, involved in the adaptive processes of living 



■a- ; it includes both kinetogeny and statogeny 



Ergograph . [ >yov, work; yp&Qetv, to 



write] A. recording ergometer. An instrument for 

 ■rding t; of movement produced by a con 



trading muscle, or the amount of work it is capable 



Ergometer . work ; uirpov, meas- 



ure], ty of dynamometer. 



Ergostat .work; lardvcu, to stand]. 



ular strength. 

 Ergot, or Ergota ■ } , | |, ., ergot, & 



i. In farriery, the homy stub 



int, hidden by the fetlock of the 



ninor. j. A fungus, 



isitic upon rye. It contains 



nut in, to which 



powerfu itor, 



final irritant, but is 



uterine contraction in 



: ' rnally in amenorrhea 



gonon 



mem 

 i prompt by h 



E., Ext., Fid., 



ith dilul fool, and 



ij. E., Ext., Liquid (B. P.). 



Dose-TOjc-xxx. E.,Ext., — Ergotin. Dose gr. ij-xx, 



hyp.i.lermatically gr. ' 4 -v. E., Infus. (1!.1\). Dose 

 3 i ij. Injectio Ergotinae Hypodermica (B. P.), 

 otin i, camphor-water, 2. Dose subcutaneously 

 n\iij-x. E., Tinctura (15. 1'.). Dose TH,x-5jj. E., 

 Vinum, 15 ]>er cent. Dose .^j-.^j- Sclerotinic 

 Acid, thought to be identical with ergolinic acid. 



Ergotin («r / %0 tin) [Fr., ergot, a spur]. I. A precip- 

 itate or extract prepared from the tincture of Secole 

 cereaU ; it is an emmenagogue, and parturient, hose 

 iV, to J grain, repeated as may be needed. I'nof. 

 The name 1-, applied in commerce to many different 

 preparations of ergot ; often to the extr actum ergota, 

 U. S. P. 2. CjqHjjNjOj. An amorphous, brown 

 alkaloid found in ergot. It is probably the same as 

 ecbolin. 



Ergotinin {itr-gotf-in-in) [Fr., ergot, a. spur], t' ri II 4n - 

 N 4 8 . An alkaloid from ergot of rye, occurring in 

 white needles ; it is effective in hemorrhage, in erysip- 

 elas, and in certain brain-affections. For hypoder- 

 matic injection, c ' 3 to A, gr. is used, dissolved in lactic 

 acid and water. 



Ergotism [ur f -got-izm) [Fr. , ergot, a spur]. The con- 

 stitutional effects of overdoses of ergot or of the per- 

 sistent use of food containing ergot. These are mani- 

 fested by severe cramps, chiefly in the muscles of the 

 leg, ending in tonic contraction of these muscles — the 

 spasmodic form ; and secondly by gangrene of the ex- 

 tremities — the gangrenous form. The symptoms may 

 be acute or chronic. See Pellagra. 



Ergotol [ur'-got-ol) [Fr., ergot, a spur]. A proprietary 

 liquid preparation of ergot, recommended for hypo- 

 dermatic injection. 



Ergten (erg f -ten) \kpyov, work]. See Electric Units. 



Erianthous [er-e-an' -thus) [kpiov, wool ; avdoq, flower]. 

 In biology, woolly-flowered. 



Erichsen's Disease. See Diseases, Eponymic Table of. 

 E. Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Ericolin [er-ik'-o-lin) [ipe'uai, heath], C^H^O,,. A 

 substance found in Uva ursi. It is an amorphous, 

 yellowish glucosid with a bitter taste, yielding with 

 diluted acids sugar and an essential oil — ursone. 



Erigeron [er-ip '-er-on) [rjptyepuv, groundsel: gen., 

 Erigerontis]. Fleabane. The plant E. canadense, 

 having physiologic actions like those of oil of turpen- 

 tine, but less irritant. It is efficient as a hemostatic in 

 menorrhagia. E. bellidifolium and E. philadel- 

 phicum afford similar oils, and have the same proper- 

 ties. E., Ol., the essential volatile oil of erigeron. 

 Dose tr^x-^ ss. Unof. 



Eringb {er-ing / -o). See Eryngo. 



Eriodictyon {er-e-o-dik' -tc on\ \ijimv, wool; Aiktvov, 

 a net]. Verba Santa or Mountain balm. The 

 leaves of E. glutinosum, a shrub of California, an 

 excellent expectorant, and valuable as an excipient 

 for quinin, the taste of which it largely conceals. It 

 is useful in bronchial affections. E., Ext. Fid. 

 I lose n\,xv-3J. E., Ext. hose gr. ij— x. E. 

 tomentosum and E. angustifolium have the same 

 uses. The latter are unofficial. 



Eriophorous [er-e-off / -or-us) \ipurv, wool; <pipnv, to 

 bear]. In biology, wool bearing. 



Eriophyllous [er-e-off f -U-us) [ipiav, wool; ov'/'/uv, a 

 leaf]. In biology, woolly leaved. 



Erlangen Blue. Same as Berlin Blue. 



Erlau Green. Same as Bremen Green. 



Erlicki's Fluid. A hardening-fluid used especially for 

 tissues (,| the central nervous system. It consists of 

 potassium bichromate, 2.5 parts; cupric sulphate, 0.5 

 parts ; water, loo parts. 



Erodent [e ro'-dent )[e, out ; rodere,togaa.vr\. 1. Caus- 

 tic; causing erosion. 2. A caustic application or agent. 



