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AGRIORIGANUM 



Agglutinant (ag-lu' '-tin-ant) [agglutinare, to paste to]. 

 Promotive of repair by adhesion ; favorable to agglu- 

 tination. 



Agglutinate (ag-lu' -tin-at) [agglutinare, to paste to]. 

 In biology, to glue together ; to unite by adhesion. 



Agglutination (ag-lu-tin-a' -shun) [agglutinare, to glue 

 upon or to]. A joining together ; applied to the 

 healing of wounds ; it is called immediate, if by the 

 first intention ; mediate, if through the intermediation 

 of some natural plastic material. 



Agglutinative (ag-lu' -tin-a-tiv) [agglutinare, to glue 

 upon or to]. I. Favoring agglutination; adhesive. 

 2. Any substance with adhesive properties, fitted to 

 retain the edges of wounds in apposition. Such are 

 caoutchouc, collodion, etc . 



Aggravation (ag-ra-va' -shun) [aggravare, to make 

 worse]. Increase in severity, as of a disease, symp- 

 tom, or pain. 



Aggregate (ag 1 '-re-gat) [ad, to ; gregare, to collect 

 into a flock]. Grouped into a mass. A. Glands. 

 See Gland. 



Aggregation (ag-re-ga' -shun) \_ad, to ; gregare, to col- 

 lect into a flock]. I. The massing of materials 

 together. 2. A congeries or collection of bodies, 

 mostly of such as are similar to each other. 



Agitation (aj-it-a' -shun) [agitare, to excite, arouse]. 

 I . Fatiguing restlessness with violent motion ; mental 

 disturbance. 2. A stirring or shaking, as in phar- 

 macy. 



Aglet, Aiglet (ag'-let, ag'-let) [M. E.]. In biology, a 

 drooping anther or catkin. 



Aglia (ag'-le-ah) [L.]. A speck or spot upon the 

 cornea or on the white of the eye. 



Aglobulia (ah-glo-bu' -le-ah) [a priv.; globulus, a. glo- 

 bule]. A decrease in the quantity of red blood 

 corpuscles, with corresponding increase of serum. 



Aglobulism (ah-glob' -u-lizm) [a priv. ; globulus, a 

 globule]. Aglobulia ; oligocythemia. 



Aglobulous (ah-glob' -u-lus) [a priv.; globulus, a glo- 

 bule] . Characterized by aglobulia . 



Aglossia (ah-glos'-e-ah) [a priv. ; y'/.uaca, the tongue]. 

 Congenital absence of the tongue. 



Aglossostoma (ah-glos-os' -to-mah) [a priv. ; y?Jjooa, 

 the tongue ; aroua, the mouth]. A fetal monster in 

 which there is a mouth without a tongue. 



Aglossus (ah-glos'-us) [d} '/.uaaog, without a tongue]. 

 A person without a tongue. 



Aglutition (ah-glu-tish'-un) [d priv. ; glutire, to swal- 

 low]. Difficulty in swallowing ; inability to swallow. 



Agmatology (ag-mat-ol'-o-je) [dy/xdo, a fracture ; Aoyoc, 

 discourse] . The science or study of fractures. 



Agmen (ag'-men) [agmen, a multitude]. In biology, 

 a taxonomic group between a class and an order. 



Agminate [ag'-min-at) [agmen, a multitude]. Aggre- 

 gated, clustered. A. Glands. See Gland, Peyer's. 



Agnail (ag'-nal) [A. S., angnagl~\. i. Hangnail. 2. A 

 whitlow. 3. A corn on the toe or foot. 



Agnathia (ag-na'-tke-ah) [d priv. ; yvddoc, a jaw]. Ab- 

 sence or defective development of the jaws. 



Agnathus (aS -na-thus) [d priv. ; yvadoq, a jaw]. A 

 monster with no lower jaw. 



Agnea, or Agncea (ag-ne'-ah) [dyi'oia, want of percep- 

 tion]. A condition in which the patient does not 

 recognize things or persons. 



Agnew's Operations. See Operations, Table of. 



Agnew's Rectal Chemise. An appliance for con- 

 trolling hemorrhage from the rectum. It consists of 

 a gum cathetei 10 the end of which are attached three 

 square pieces of mosquito-netting. These are moist- 

 ened with a solution of the persulphate of iron, and 

 the whole introduced into the rectum, where it acts 

 as a plug. 



Agnin (ag'-nin) [agnus, a lamb]. A fatty substance 

 derivable from sheep's wool, unmixed with water ; it 

 is harder, darker, and less agreeable in color and odor 

 than lanolin. See Lanolin and Suint. 



Agnina Membrana (ag-ni'-nah mem-bra' nah) [L.]. 

 "The lamb-like, or woolly, membrane," — the amnion. 



Agnus castus (ag'-nus kas'-tus) [L.]. The chaste 

 tree, J'itex agnus castus; its leaves and seeds were 

 formerly used as a preservative of chastity, and its 

 homeopathic preparations are still exhibited as ana- 

 phrodisiacs. 



-ago / ga, -agogue [hyuyo^, one who leads]. A suffix, 

 denoting agents that drive out other substances, as em- 

 menagogues, lithagogues, etc. 



Agomphiasis (ah-gom-Ji'-as-is) [d priv. ; yofupiog, a 

 tooth]. Same as Agomphosis. 



Agomphious (ah-gom' -fe-us) [dydfupioc, toothless]. 

 Without teeth. 



Agomphosis (ah-gom-fo' -sis) [dpriv. ; yofubioc, a tooth]. 

 1. Absence of the teeth. 2. A loosening or looseness 

 of the teeth. 



Agonia (ag-o / -ne-ah) [dyuvia, a contest or struggle]. 

 I. Distress of mind ; extreme anguish. 2. The death 

 struggle, [ayovog, barren]. Barrenness; sterility; 

 impotence. A. Bark. See Agoriada. 



Agoniadin (ag-on-i'-ad-iu) [dyovoc, barren] , C 10 H u O 6 . 

 A glucosid found in Agonia bark, and used as an anti- 

 periodic. 



Agonous (ag'-o-nus) [ayovog, unfruitful]. Barren; im- 

 potent. 



Agony (ag'-o-ne) [ayuvia, a contest or struggle]. Vio- 

 lent pain ; extreme anguish ; the death-struggle. 



Agoraphobia (ag-o-ra-fc/ -be-ah) [ayopd, a market-place, 

 assembly; 663oc, fear]. 1. A morbid fear of open 

 places or spaces ; kenophobia. 2. Dread of assem- 

 blies ; morbid dislike of crowds or of associating with 

 others. 



Agoriada (ag-o-re-ah' -dah) [Sp.]. The Brazilian tree, 

 Plumieria lancifolia, and its febrifuge bark. 



Agoriadin (ag-o-ri' -ad-in) [Sp.], C 10 H u O 6 . A glu- 

 cosid, probably the active principle of Agoriada. 



-agra [ay pa, a seizure]. A Greek word added as a 

 suffix to various roots to denote seizure, severe pain ; 

 as podagra, etc. 



Agrammatism (ah-gram'-at-izm) [a priv. ; ypduua, a 

 word]. A phenomenon of aphasia, consisting in the 

 inability to form words grammatically, or the suppres- 

 sion of certain words of a phrase. See Aphasia. 



Agraphia (ah-graf-e-ah) [a priv. ; ypd<peiv, to write]. 

 Inability to express ideas by writing. In some cases 

 not a single letter can be formed ; in others, words, 

 and a number of words, without meaning, can be 

 written. See Aphasia. A., Musical, pathological 

 loss of the ability to write musical notes. 



Agraphy (ag' -ra-fe) [a priv.; ypdgecv, to write]. Same 

 as Agraphia. 



Agrestial (ag-res'-te-al) [agreslis, rural]. In biology, 

 growing wild in the fields. 



Agria (ag'-re-ah) [dypior, wild]. A pustular eruption ; 

 malignant pustule ; herpes. 



Agrielcosis (ag-re-el-ko'-sis ) [ayptog , wild ; i/.Koaig, 

 ulceration]. A malignant or uncontrollable ulcera- 

 tion. 



Agrimony (ag'-rim-o-ne) [aypdc, a field ; udvor, alone]. 

 The root of Agrimonia eupatoria. A mild astringent. 

 Dose of fld. ext. ^ss-ij. Unof. 



Agriopsoria (ag-re-op-so' -re-ah ) [uypiog , wild ; tpupa, 

 itch]. An incurable or severe attack, or variety, of 

 itch. 



Agrioriganum (ag-re-o-rig' -an-um) [dypcog, wild ; 

 bpiyavov, origanum]. Wild Marjoram, Origanum 

 vulgare. 



