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ACHROODEXTRIN 



Ache (dk) [A. S., acan, to ache]. Any continuous or 

 throbbing pain. 



Ache {dick) [Fr.]. An old, or local name for common 

 parsley. See Apium. 



Acheilia (ah-ki' -le-ah) [d priv. ; x e ^-°i> a lip]- The 

 congenital absence of lips. 



Acheilous {ah-ki' '-/us) [d priv.; x ei '-°C, a lip]. Born 

 without lips ; affected with acheilia. 



Acheiria (ah-ki' -re-aJi) [d priv. ; x e 'P> a hand]. The 

 congenital absence of hands. 



Acheirous (ah-ki' -rus) [d priv. ; x e 'P» a hand]. Af- 

 fected with acheiria; born without hands. 



Acheirus (ah-ki' '-nis) . An acheirous person, or fetus; 

 one wbo was born without hands. 



Achene (a-ken'). Same as Achenium. 



Achenium (ah-ke'-ne-um) [d priv. ; xaivetv, gape : pi., 

 Achenia~]. In biology, a small, dry, one-seeded, in- 

 dehiscent fruit. 



Achenocarp, or Achaenocarp (ah-ke' '-no-karp) [a priv.; 

 Xaiveiv, to gape ; Kap-6c, fruit] . In biology, any dry fruit, 

 not opening spontaneously when ripe. See Achenium. 



Achenodium (ak-en-o / -de-um) [L.]. A cremocarp or 

 double achenium, as produced by some umbelliferous 

 plants. See Achenium. 



Achetous. or Achaetous (ah-ke 1 '-(us) [a priv. ; ^ainy, 

 hair]. In biology, lacking setae, chaetae, or bristles. 



Achilia (ah-ki' -le-ah). See Acheilia. 



Achillea (ak-il-e* -ah) [Achilles, its reputed discoverer]. 

 Milfoil, Yarrow. The herb ^4. millefolium. Properties 

 due to a bitter, aromatic, astringent, tonic extractive, 

 achillein, and a volatile oil. It has long been used as 

 a vulnerary, and has been highly recommended for 

 intermittents, and in low, exanthematous fevers. Dose 

 3J-OJ infusion ad lib.; of the extractive, 3 j — iij ; 

 of the volatile oil, gtt. v— xv. Unof. To the genus 

 Achillea belong various other unofficial medicinal 

 plants, as A. moschata, of the Alps, used in preparing 

 cordials and a diaphoretic medicine, and A. ptarmica, 

 or sneezewort, a strong sialagogue. 



Achillein (ak-il' '-e-in) [achilleinum ; gen., Achilleini]. 

 An extractive from Achillea millifolium. See Achillea. 



Achilles Tendon (akil'-ez ten' -don). See Tendon. 



Achillodynia (ak-U-o-din' '-e-ah) [Achilles; bSvvij, pain]. 

 Pain referred to the insertion of the tendo-Achillis, 

 sometimes with apparent swelling of the tendon and 

 of the os calcis. 



Achilous (ah-ki' -lus). See Acheilous. 



Achiote (a-che-o'-te). See Anno/to. 



Achiria (ah-ki' -re-ah). See Acheiria. 



Achirous (ah-ki' -rus). See Acheirous. 



Achirus (ah-ki' -rus). See Acheirus. 



Achlamydeous (ak-lain-id' -e-us) [d priv.; ^Aa/zrc, a 

 cloak). In biology, flowers lacking calyx, corolla, or 

 perianth. 



Achlorophyllous {ah-klo-ro-ftl'-us) [d priv.; x' M p6& 

 green ; oi/,'/.ov, leaf]. In biology, without chlorophyll, 

 or leaf- green. 



Achloropsia (ah-klo-rop/ -se-ah) [d priv.; ^Aw/xif, green ; 

 bypiQ, vision]. Green-blindness. 



Achlys (ak'-lis) [d^/.t-c, gloom, mist]. Cloudiness of 

 the cornea. 



Achne (ak'-ne) [d^W7, anything shaved off]. 1. Lint, or 

 charpie ; floss. 2. Mucus upon the eye. 



Acholia (ah-ko' -le-ah) [a priv. ; x°'*l, bile]. Non-secre- 

 tion or non-excretion of bile. 



Acholic (ah-kol-'ik) [d; x°~'J)\ Affected with acholia. 



Acholous (ak'-o-lus) [d priv.; ^o/^, bile]. Pertaining 

 to or affected with acholia. 



Achondroplasia (ah-kon-dro-pla'-se-ah) [d priv.; ^ov- 

 ffywc, cartilage; -'/.aaaeiv, to form]. Lack of devel- 

 opment in a cartilaginous structure ; the absorption of 

 cartilage during its transformation into bone. 



Achondroplasy (ah-kon' ' -dro-pla-se) [d priv. ; fovdpoc, 

 cartilage ; -z'/ Aaaeiv, to form] . Lack of the normal 

 development of cartilage. Parrot's term for a form of 

 fetal rickets in which the limbs are short, the curves of 

 the bones exaggerated, and there is an absence of the 

 proliferating zone of cartilage at the junction of the 

 epiphyses. The children are generally still-born. 

 This condition is very much like a fetal cretinism. 



Achor (a'-kor) [d^wp, chaff, scurf, or dandruff: pi., 

 Achores (a-kor 4 '-ez) ]. Crusta lactea. A small pustule, 

 followed by a scab, upon the heads of infants. 



Achordal (ah-kor'-dal) [d priv. ; X^P^Vt cord] . Not 

 derived from the notochord. 



Achorion (a-ko'-re-on) [dim. of a-xup, chaff]. A 

 genus including several species of fungous (or fungoid) 

 organisms (possibly modified forms of Penicillium 

 glaucuni), found in the skin, especially the hair fol- 

 licles. A. keratophagus , the form causing Onycho- 

 mycosis, q. v. A. lebertii, the parasite of Tinea 

 tonsurans. A. schdnleinii, the species occurring in 

 ringworm or Tinea favosa. 



Achroa (ah-kro' -ah). See Achroia. 



Achroia (ah-iroi'-ah). Same as Achroma, q. v. 



Achroicythemia (ah-kroi-si-the'-me-ah). Same as 

 Achroiocythemia. See also Oligochromemia. 



Achroiocythemia (ah-kroi-o-si-ihe'-me-ah), or Achrce- 

 ocythaemia (ah-kre-o-si-the' -me-ak) [axpoioq, color- 

 less ; Ki-ror, cell ; alfia, blood] . A deficiency of 

 hemoglobin in the red blood corpuscles; also, the 

 diseased state that is associated with such deficiency. 



Achroleucous (ah-kro-lu' -kus) \hxpooq, pale ; 7xvK6q, 

 white]. Yellowish- white, dull cream color. 



Achroma (ah-kro'-mah) [d priv.; ^p<j/«x, color]. Ab- 

 sence of color. Pallor. Paleness, from whatsoever 

 cause. A., Congenital. See Albinism. A. Cutis. 

 See Leukoderma. 



Achromasia (ah-kro-ma'-ze-ah). See Achroma. 



Achromatic (ah-kro-mat / -ik) [d priv.; ^p&^a, color]. 

 Pertaining to achroma ; without color. A. Lens, one 

 the dispersing power of which is exacdy neutralized 

 by another lens having the same curvature but of 

 unequal refractive index. See also Aberration and 

 Objective. A. Triplet. See Microscope. 



Achromatin (ah-kro' -mat-in) [d priv.; xpvua, color]. 

 The substance in the nucleus of a cell prior to division. 

 So called because not readily stained by coloring 

 agents. See Cell Body. A. of Flemming. See 

 Paralinin. 



Achromatism ( ah-kro 1 '-mat-izm) [d priv.; xP^f* 1 * 

 color]. Absence of chromatic aberration. 



Achromatopsia (ah-kro-mat-op'-se-ah) [d priv.; ^fpw//a, 

 color ; dibir, eyesight] . Color-blindness ; Daltonism ; 

 dyschromatopsia. 



Achromatosis (ah-kro-tnat-o'-sis) [d priv. ; xP<Jfui, 

 color]. Any disease characterized by deficiency of 

 pigmentation in the integumentary tissues. 



Achromatous (ah-kro' -mat-us) [a priv.; jpuua, color]. 

 Deficient in color. 



Achromia (ah-kro' -tne-ah) [d priv. ; xP^, ua t color] . 

 Albinism; achroma. 



Achromodermia (ah-kro-mo-der* '-me-ah) [a priv. ; 

 XP&ua, color; Hepua, skin]. An albinotic, or color- 

 less state of the skin. 



Achromophilous (ah-kro-mof'-il-us) [d priv.; xpu/ui, 

 color; 01/elv, to love]. Not readily stained; not 

 chromophi 1 ous. 



Achromotrichia (ah-kro-mo-trik / -e-ah) [a priv.; xp&P&t 

 color ; Opiij, hair]. Absence of pigment from the hair. 



Achromous (ah-kro' -mus) [d priv.; ^pwua, color]. 

 Pale, colorless ; having no color. 



Achroodextrin (ah-kro-o-deks' -triri) [axpooc. colorless ; 

 dexter, right]. A reducing dextrin formed by the action 



