818 GLOSSARY. 



Am-en-or-rhe-a, An obstruction of the menstrual discharges; absence of 



the menses, 

 Am-ni-ot-ic Liquid. The fluid surrounding the foetus of the womb. 

 Am-pu-ta-tion. The act of cutting off a limb or other part of the body. 

 A-na-sar-ca. A dropsy of the whole body; a general dropsy. 

 A-nas-to-mose. To communicate with each other; applied to arteries and 



veins. 

 A-nat-o-my. Study of the body. 



An-em-i-a. Lack of blood; a comparatively bloodless state. 

 An-es-the-sia. Numbness or paralysis of sensation. 



An-eu-rism. A soft tumor, caused by the rupture of ^e coats of an artery. 

 An-i-mal-cules. Animals so minute as to be visible only with a micro 



scope. 

 An-o-dyne. Any medicine which will allay pain and induce sleep. 

 Ant-acid. A substance which neutralizes acids; alkalies are antacids. 

 An-thel-min-tic. A medicine that destroys worms. 

 An-thrax. A dusky red or purplish kind of tumor, occurring in the neck. 

 An-ti-bil-ious. An opposing medicine counteractive of bilious complaints. 

 An-ti-dote. A preventive, or remedy for, poison or any disease. 

 An-ti-dys-en-ter-ic. A cure for dysentery. 

 An-ti-e-met-ic. A remedy to check vomiting. 



An-ti-lith-ic. A medicine to prevent or remove urinary calculi or gravd. 

 An-ti-mor-bif -ic. Anything to prevent or remove disease. 

 An-ti-pe-ri-o-dic. That which cures periodic diseases, such as ague, intermit 



tent fever, etc. 

 An-ti-scor-bu-tic. A remedy used for the scurvy; blood purifiers. 

 An-ti-sep-tie. Whatever resists or removes putrefaction or mortificaifon. 

 An-ti spas mod-ic. Remedy for cramps, spasms, and convulsions. 

 A-nus. The external opening of the rectum, lower intestines. 

 A-or-ta. The great artery from the heart. 

 Ap-a-thy. Insensibility to pain. 

 A-pe-ri-ent. A mild purgative or laxative. 

 Ap-pe-tite. A desire for food or drink. 



Ar-o-ma. The agreeable odor of plants and other perfumed substances. 

 Ar-o-mat-ic. Spicy and fragrant drugs. 



Artery. A vessel that conveys the blood from the heart to the organs. 

 Ar-thro-di-a. A joint movable in any direction. 

 Ar-tic-u-la-tion. The union of bones with each other, as at the jointi 

 Ar-tic-u-la-ted. Having joints. 



As-car-i-des. Pinworms found in the lower portion of the bowels. 

 As-ci-tes. Dropsy of the abdomen. 

 As-phyx-ia. Apparent death, as from drowning. 

 As-sim-i-la-tion. The process by which food is changed into tissue. 

 As-then-ic. Debilitated. 



As-trin-gent. A medicine which contracts or puckers up surfaces ■with 

 which they come in contact; used in flooding, diarrhea, etc. 



