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are accumbent when the edges of their applied faces 

 lie against the radicle. 

 Accumulator (ak-ii' ' -mu-la-tor) \accumulare , to heap 



up]. An apparatus to store electricity. 

 A. C. E. Mixture. An anesthetic mixture composed 

 of alcohol I part, chloroform 2 parts, ether 3 parts. 

 See Anesthetic. 



Acedia (ah-se'-de-ah) \aiai6ia\. A certain form of 

 melancholia. 



Acelius (ah-se / -le-us) [d priv. ; itoi/.Ia, the belly]. 

 Without a belly ; applied to those extremely emaciated. 



Acelomatous (ah-sel-o' -mat-us) [d priv. ; Koi/.uua, a 

 hollow]. In biology, destitute of a perivisceral 

 cavity or ccelum. 



Acelomi (ah-se 1 '-/o-mi) [d priv.; not/Ja, the belly]. In 

 biology, worms destitute of a perivisceral cavity, as 

 tapeworms. 



Acelomous (ah-se' -limits). See Acelomatous. 



Acelous (ah-se / -lus) [dpriv.; koi/ac, hollow]. Without 

 intestines ; anenterous. 



Acenaphthene (as-en-af '-then) \aceticus ; naphtha- 

 lene], Cj.,H 10 . A hydrocarbon that occurs in coal tar, 

 and separates on cooling from the fraction boiling at 

 260-280 C. It crystallizes from hot alcohol in long 

 needles melting at 95 C. and boiling at 277 C. 



Acentric (ah-sen'-trik) [d priv. ; nhrrpov, center]. Not 

 centric ; not originating in, or pertaining to, a nerve- 

 center; peripheric. 



Aceognosia (as-e-og-no 7 -se-ah) \o.koc, a remedy ; yvuotc, 

 knowledge]. A knowledge of remedies. 



Aceology \as-e-ol' -o-je) [_anog, aneoc, a remedy; ~fx>yoq, a 

 discourse] . Therapeutics ; medical and surgical treat- 

 ment of disease ; acology. 



Acephalan (ah-sef -al-an) [d/ti^a/oc, headless]. An 

 acephal, one of the acephala, or pertaining to such. 

 A lamellibranchiate mollusc. 



Acephalemia, or Acephalhemia (ah-sefal-e / -me-ah) [d 

 priv.; KE6a'/f], head; aiua, blood]. Deficiency of 

 blood in the head. 



Acephalia (ah-sef-a' -le-ah) [d priv.; K£(pa?Jj, head]. 

 In teratology, the absence of the head. 



Acephalism {ah-sef ' -al-izni) [d priv.; keqo/J), head]. 

 See Acephalia . 



Acephalobrachia (ah-sef al-o-bra f -ke-ah) [d priv. ; 

 KEoa/Jj, head ; 3pa\iuv, arm] . In teratology, absence 

 of the head and arms. 



Acephalobrachius lh-sefal-o-bra'-ke-us) [d ; keoo?.//; 

 l«jr]. A monster with neither head nor arms. 



Acephalocardia (ah-sefal-o-kar / -de-ah) [d priv. ; 

 KEoa/Jj 7 head ; napdia, heart]. Absence of the head 

 and heart. 



Acephalocardius (ch-sefal-o-kar* -de-us) [d ; Kzoa/.r, ; 

 napdia] . A monster with neither head nor heart. 



Acephalochiria (ah-sefal-o-ki' '-re-ah) [d priv. ; Keoa'/.i/, 

 head; x £ 'P, hand]. Absence of the head and 

 hands. 



Acephalochirus (ah-sef '-al-o-ki' -rus) [See Acephalo- 

 chiria]. A monster with neither head nor hands. 



Acephalocyst (ah-sef ' -al-o-sist) [d priv.; Ktoa/.i], head ; 

 nioric, a bladder]. The bladder- worm. A headless, 

 sterile hydatid, found in the liver and other organs. 

 A. racemosa, the hydatid mole of the uterus. 



Acephalogaster (ah-sefal-o-gas'-ter) [aKsoa/.Sc, head- 

 less ; yaarrjp, belly]. A monster with neither head 

 nor stomach. - 



Acephalogasteria (ah-sef-al-o-gas-te / -re-ah). Absence 

 of the head and stomach. See Acephalogaster. 



Acephalophoran (ah-sef al-off -o-ran) [dpriv.; Keoa"/.r h 

 head; oipeiv, to bear]. In biology, a member of 

 DeBlainville's group of molluscs, Acephalophora. 



Acephalopodia (ah-sefal-o-po' -de-ah) [d priv. ; neoa'/ij, 

 head ; ro6f, foot]. Absence of the head and feet. 



Acephalopodius (ah-sefal-o-po 7 -de-us). A monster 

 with neither head nor feet. See Acephalopodia. 



Acephalorrhachia (ah-sefal-o-ra' '-ke-ah) [d priv. ; 

 KtoajJi, head ; paxic, spine] . Absence of the head 

 and vertebral column. 



Acephalostomia (ah-sefal-o-r^-me-ah) [d priv. ; 

 KEoa'/Jj, head ; aroua, mouth]. Absence of the head, 

 with a mouth-like opening on the superior aspect. 



Acephalostomus (ah-sefal-os* -to-mus) [d priv. ; neoa/Jj ; 

 (rroua]. A monster with no head, but with a mouth- 

 like aperture. See Acephalostomia. 



Acephalothoracia (ah-sefal-o-tho-ra' '-se-ah) [d priv. ; 

 K£oa/j], head; 6upa$, chest]. Absence of the head 

 and thorax. 



Acephalothorus (ah-sefal-o-tho'-rus). A monster 

 without head or thorax. See Acephalothoracia. 



Acephalous (ah-sef ' -al-us) [aKSoa/Mq, headless] . Head- 

 less. 



Acephalus (ah-sef f -al-us) [d priv. ; ke^o/jj, head] . 1. 

 A species of omphalositic monsters characterized by 

 complete absence of the head and usually of the upper 

 extremities. It is the commonest condition among the 

 omphalosites. 2. A variety of the above species 

 marked by the highest form of development. The 

 head is absent, but there is at least one superior 

 extremity, and the thorax is generally fairly well- 

 developed. 



Acer (a f -ser). A genus of sapindaceous trees and 

 shrubs ; the maples. A. saccharinum, the Sugar 

 Maple of North America, affords a large commercial 

 supply of sugar. A. rubrum, the Red Maple, has an 

 astringent inner bark. A. pennsyh/anicum, Striped 

 Maple, is said to be antemetic and alterative. Unof. 



Aceras (as'-er-as) [d priv.; nipag, horn, spur]. A 

 genus of orchids. A. anthropophora (green-man, 

 man-orchid) has sudorific leaves, and the bulbs are 

 used as salep. Unof. 



Acerates (as-er-a' '-tez) [a priv. ; idpac, horn]. A genus 

 of asclepiadaceous plants, regarded by some as a sec- 

 tion of the genus Gomphocarpus. A. decumbens , of 

 New Mexico, is said to cure snake bites. A. longi- 

 folia, of the U. S., is diaphoretic. Unof. 



Aceratophorous (ah-se-ra-tof '-o-rus) [d priv. ; nipac, 

 horn ; <ftepeiv, to bear] . In biology, hornless, muley. 

 Cf. Acerous. 



Aceratosis (ah-ser-at-o f -sis) [d priv.; nepac, horn]. 

 Deficiency or imperfection of corneous tissue. 



Acerb (a-serb') \acerbus, bitter]. Having a bitter, 

 astringent and pungent taste ; as certain drugs. 



Acerbity (a-serb' '-it- e) [acerbitas, sharpness, sourness]. 

 Acidity combined with astringency. 



Aceric (as-er / -ik) \acer, a maple tree]. Pertaining to, 

 or found in the maple ; as aceric acid. 



Aceride (as / -er-id) [d priv.; cera, wax]. An oint- 

 ment or plaster containing no wax. 



Acerose (as'-er-os) [acus (acer), chaff]. In botany, 

 chaffy ; needle-shaped, as pine needles. 



Acerotous (ah-ser'-o-tus) [d priv.; tajpo^, wax]. Con- 

 taining no wax ; said of ointments and plasters. 



Acerous (as / -er-us) [d priv. ; nepac, a horn]. In 

 biology, having undeveloped, minute, or no horns or 

 antennae ; aceratophorous. 



Acervate (as-et^-vat) [acervatus, p.p. of acervare, to 

 heap upon] . In biology, growing in heaps or clusters. 



Acervuline (as-er'-'^u-lin) [acervulus, a heap] . Agmi- 

 nated, or aggregated; as certain mucous glands. 



Acervulus, or Acervulus cerebri (as-er'-z-u-lus ser*- 

 e-bri ) . Concretionary matter near the base of the pineal 

 gland, consisting of alkaline phosphates and carbonates, 

 with amyloid matter ; brain-sand. 



Acescence (as-es / -ens) [acescere, to grow sour]. I. 

 The process of becoming sour ; the quality of being 



