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ALLOPHEMY 



Allantoidian [al-an-toid' -e-an) [a'/./.ag , a sausage ; dAog , 

 resemblance]. Any animal which in its fetal condi- 

 tion possesses an allantois. 



Allantoin \al-an' -to-in) [a/txic, a sausage , eldog, resem- 

 blance], C 4 H 6 X 4 3 . A crystalline substance occurring 

 in traces in normal urine, and prepared from uric acid 

 bv oxidation processes. Also the characteristic con- 

 stituent of the allantoic fluid, and likewise found in 

 fetal urine and amniotic fluid. It crystallizes in small, 

 shining, colorless, hexagonal prisms, soluble readily 

 in hot water. It reduces Fehling's solution on pro- 

 longed boiling. 



Allantois [al-an' -to-is) [d/V-dc, a sausage; el6<x, resem- 

 blance]. One of the fetal appendages or membranes, 

 derived from the mesoblastic and hypoblastic layers. 

 Its function is to convey the blood-vessels to the 

 chorion. The lower part finally becomes the bladder, 

 the rest, the urachus. 



Allantotoxicon (al-an-to-toks' '-ik-ori) [d/./dc, a sausage ; 

 roEiKOV, a poison]. A name applied to a poisonous 

 substance, probably a ptomaine, that develops during 

 the putrefactive fermentation of sausage, especially 

 that made of blood and liver. 



Allarton's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Allassotonic(a/-<w-0-to« / -/£) [aXtAaaziv ,\.o vary; rovoq, 

 tension]. In biology, a term applied to the transient 

 movements produced by stimulation, in mature plant 

 organs ; opposite of Auxotonic. 



Allen's Closet. See Sewage, Disposal of. A. Tests. 

 See Tests, Table of. 



Allenthesis (al- en' '-thesis) [oamh;, other; evdeaic, 

 insertion]. The presence or the introduction of 

 foreign bodies into the organism. 



Allentheton (al-en' '-the-ton) [d/J.oc, other; evOeoir, 

 insertion]. A foreign body present in the organism. 



Alleorgan. or Allceorgan (al-e-or* -gan) [a/.'/Moe, of 

 another sort ; bpyavav, organ]. Same as Alloplast. 



Alleosis, or Allceosis (al-e-o'-sis) [a'/.?joiuoic, change]. 



1. Change; alterative effect; recovery from illness. 



2. Mental disorder. 



Alleotic, or Allceotic (al-e-of -ik) [a&oiuaie, change]. 

 Alterative. 



Allepigamic (al-ep-ig-am'-ik) [a/Jjoc, other ; £-4, upon; 

 ■\auin6g, relating to marriage]. In biology, a term 

 applied by Poulton to the colored foreign objects dis- 

 played by certain animals during courtship, as by the 

 bower birds. 



Allesthesia (al-es-the' -se-ah) [a/.7joq, other ; alo&rjoic, 

 feeling]. Same as Allochiria. 



Allevation (al-e-va' -shun) [ad, to ; levare, to lift up]. 

 I. The relief of pain. 2. The raising or lifting of 

 a patient from the bed or from the reclining posture. 



Alleviation (al-e-ve-a' -shun) [aileviatus ; ad, to; levare, 

 lift up]. The relief or palliation of pain. 



Alleviative (al-e'-ve-a-tiv) [allevare, to lighten]. I. 

 Tending to mitigate or relieve pain. 2. A remedy for 

 the relief of pain. 



Alleviator {al-e' -ve-a-tor) [allevare, to lighten]. A 

 device for raising or lifting a sick person from the bed. 



Allex (al'-eks) [L.]. Same as Hallux. 



Allheal (awl-hel') [A. S., all; harlan, to heal]. The 

 officinal valerian, Valeriana officinalis; also the plant 

 Stachys palustris. 



Alliaceous (al-e-a' '-shus) [allium, garlic]. Resembling 

 garlic or pertaining to the same. 



Alligator-forceps {af -e-ga-tor-for' -seps). A surgeons' 

 toothed forceps, one of the jaws of which works with 

 a double lever. 



Alligator Pear (al'-e-ga-tor par). The seeds of Persea 

 gratissima, or Avocado Pear. A Mexican remedy 

 for intercostal neuralgia, and internally, an anthelmintic 

 (?). Dose, internally, of the fld. ext. mjcxx— 5jj. 



Allingham's Operations. See Operations, Table of. 



Allingham's Rectal Plug. An appliance for control! 

 ing hemorrhage from the rectum. 



Allis's Inhaler. See Anesthetic. 



Allis's Sign. See Signs and Symptoms, Table of. 



Alliteration (al-it-er-a' -shun) [ad, to; litera, letter]. 

 A form of dysphrasia in which the patient arranges his 

 words according to the sound. 



Allium (al'-e-um) [L.]. Garlic. The bulb of A. 

 sativum. Contains a pungent volatile oil (allyl sul- 

 phid), that is found also in the leek and the onion. 

 The tubers are used both as a food and as a condiment, 

 and are stimulants to digestion. A. cepa, the common 

 onion, and A. porrum, the leek, have similar qualities. 

 A., Syr., contains, fresh garlic 20, sugar 80, dil. acetic 

 acid q. s. Dose 3 j- 3 iv. 



Allochetia (al-o-ke'-te-ah). Same as Allochesia. 



Allochezia (al-o-ke'-ze-ah) [a'KAjoq, other; xi^eiv, to 

 desire to go to stool]. 1. The passage of feces from 

 the body through an abnormal opening. 2. The 

 passing of non-fecal matter from the bowels. 



Allochiria (al-o-ki' -re-ah) [a'/Jjog, other; x e 'P> band]. 

 An infrequent tabetic symptom, in which, if one ex- 

 tremity be pricked, the patient locates the sensation in 

 the corresponding member of the other side. 



Allochroic (al-lo-kro'-ik) [alJjog, another; ^pw/ia, 

 color]. Of changeable or diversified color. 



Allochromasia (al-o-kro-ma'ze-ah) [dx/oc, other; 

 Xpuua, color]. Color-blindness. 



Allochromatic (al-o-kro-maf -ik) [a/Jjog, other; ^p<jua, 

 color]. Of a changeable color. 



Allocinetic (al-o-sin-ef -ik). See Allokinetic. 



Allocryptic (al-o-krip'-tik) [atlag, other; Kpwrrog, 

 hidden]. In biology, a term applied by Poulton to 

 mimetic coloration in animals produced by covering 

 themselves with foreign objects. 



Allceosis {al-e-o'-sis). See Alleosis. 



Allceotic (al-e-of -ik). See Alleotic. 



Allogamy (al-og / -am-e) [a?./.oc, other; yauoc, marriage]. 

 In biology, cross fertilization. 



Alloisomerism (al-o-i-som' '-er-izm) [a/Jog, other ; 

 loouepqg, having equal parts]. The application of the 

 same structural formula to many different compounds ; 

 a variety of isomerism. 



Allokinetic (al-o-kin-et'-ik) [a/j.oc, other; /uvr/aig, 

 motion]. Moved or set in motion by external impres- 

 sions or forces ; not autokinetic. 



Allolalia (al-o-la' -le-ah) [a?./.og, other; 7aXeiv, to speak]. 

 Any perversion of the faculty of speech. 



Allolalic (al-o-lal'-ik) [h'fjjyg, other; ?.a?*iv, to speak]. 

 Affected with allolalia. 



Allomerism (al-om' -er-izm) [cM.og, other; fiepog, 

 shape]. In chemistry, the property of retaining a con- 

 stant crystalline form while the chemical constituents 

 present, or their proportions, vary. 



Allomorphism (al-o-morf '-izm) [d/./.oc, other ; uoptyq, 

 shape]. The property possessed by certain substances 

 of assuming a different form while remaining un- 

 changed in constitution. 



Allopathy {al-op / -a-the) [a?J.og , other ; Tradog, affection]. 

 According to Hahnemann, the inventor of the term, 

 that method of the treatment of disease consisting in 

 the use of medicines the action of which upon the 

 body in health produces morbid phenomena different 

 from those of the disease treated. Opposed to homeo- 

 pathy. It need hardly be said that modem scientific 

 medicine is based upon no such theory, or definition, 

 as that supplied by homeopathy. See Regular. 



Allophasis {al-off f -as-is) [o.7Jjoq, other; odotc, speech]. 

 Incoherency of speech ; delirium. 



Allophemy (al-off ' -e-me) [h'Ojoc, other; <pi]ui, to speak]. 

 See Heterophemy. 



