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ALOCHIA 



Alloplast (al' -o-plast) [d/vtoc, other; TrhaorSg, form, 

 mold]. In biology, a plastid composed of several 

 tissues ; the opposite of homoplast. 



Allorrhythmia \al-or-ith' -me-ah) [dAAoc, other ; 'pvdfi6c, 

 rhythm]. Variation in interval of the pulse. See 

 Pulse, Pulsus, and Cardiac Rhythm. 



Allosematic (al-o-sem f -at-ik) \aKkoq, other; cijp.a, a 

 sign, mark, or significant character]. Applied to 

 coloration which enables an animal to associate itself 

 with some large or dangerous animal. 



Allosteatodes (al-o-ste-at-o' -dez) [akTuoc, other ; arear- 

 utiqg, fat-like]. Marked by perversion or morbidity 

 of the sebaceous secretion. 



Allotoxin (al-o-toks f -in) [d/Uloc, other ; to^ik6v, poison]. 

 Any substance, produced by tissue metamorphosis 

 within the organism, that tends to shield the body by 

 destroying microbes or toxins that are inimical to it. 



Allotriodontia {al-ot-re-o-dori '-she-ah) [d/Adr/woc, 

 strange ; bSo'rg, tooth]. I. The transplanting of teeth 

 from one person to another. 2. The existence of 

 teeth in abnormal situations, as in tumors. 



Allotrioecrisis {al-ot-re-o-ek' '-ris-is) \oXk6rptoq, strange ; 

 EKKptaiq, excretion]. The discharge or elimination of 

 foreign matters with the excretions. 



Allotriogeusia (al-ot-re-o-gu f -se-ah). Same as Allotri- 

 ogeustia. 



Allotriogeustia (al-ot-re-o-gus'-te-ah) [a?JMTpioc, 

 strange ; yevatg, taste]. Perversion of the sense of 

 taste ; abnormality of the appetite. 



Allotriolithiasis {al-ot-re-o-lith-i' -as-is) [aXldrpioq, 

 strange; ?iidog, a stone]. The formation or existence 

 of a calculus of unusual material, or composed entirely 

 or in part of a foreign body. 



Allotriophagy (al-ot-re-off -a-je) [a/JArpioq , strange ; 

 Qayelv, to eat]. Depraved or unnatural appetite. 



Allotriotexis (al-ot-re-o-ieks' '-is) [aTCkdrpioq, strange ; 

 reSfig, birth]. I. Abnormality in delivery. 2. The 

 birth or delivery of a monstrosity. 



Allotriuria (al-ot-re-u' -re-ah) \ak7,6Tpioc, strange ; 

 ovpov, urine]. Abnormality of the urine. 



Allotrope (al' -o-trop) [d/lAoc, different; rponq, a change]. 

 One of the forms in which an element capable of 

 assuming different forms may appear. 



Allotrophic (al-o-trof'-ik) [dPJloc, other ; Tpo4>r/, nour- 

 ishment]. Having perverted or modified characters 

 as a nutrient. 



Allotropism (al-of -ro-pizni) \_ciX%og, other; Tp6irnc, 

 method]. I. The term expresses the fact of certain 

 elements existing in two or more conditions with 

 differences of physical properties. Thus carbon illus- 

 trates allotropism by existing in the forms of charcoal, 

 plumbago, and the diamond. See Isomeric. 2. 

 Appearance in an unusual or abnormal form. 



Allotropy (al-of -ro-pe). Allotropism. 



Allotrylic (al-o-tril' -ik) [aXtArpioc, foreign ; vkq, prin- 

 ciple]. Due to the presence of a foreign principle or 

 material ; enthetic. A. Affections, morbid states 

 caused by the lodgment of foreign substances in the 

 organism. The foreign substance may be animate or 

 inanimate, organic or inorganic. 



Alloxan (al-oks'-an) [allantoin; oxalic], C 4 H 2 N 2 4 . 

 The ureld of mesoxalic acid; it is produced by the 

 tul oxidation of uric acid, or alloxantin with nitric 

 acid or chlorin and bromin. It appears in long, 

 -liming, rhombic pri«B», easily soluble in water, with 

 a very acid reaction, and possessing a disagreeable 

 ■ lution placed on the skin slowly stains 

 it a purple red It occurs in the intestinal nun u- in 

 case- ..I" di.mlr 



Alloxanic Acid (al-oks-att'-ik). 



Alloxantin (•iloks-an'-tin) [aUanfoim; <'.™//V], < J I, 

 N 4 0, | |H,0. A substance obtained by Reducing 



alloxan with SnCl 2 , zinc and HC1, or H 2 S in the cold. 

 It occurs in small, hard, colorless prisms that turn red 

 in air containing ammonia. Its solution has an acid 

 reaction. 



Alloy (al-oi') [from the French word aloi, a contraction 

 of a la loi\. I. A compound of two or more metals by 

 fusion. See Gold Plate and Gold Solder. 2. The least 

 valuable of two or more metals that are fused together. 



Allozooid (al-o-zo' -oid) \ahAoc, other ; ^o)oei6//g, like an 

 animal]. In zoology, a zooid differing from the 

 organism producing it. 



Allspice {awl'-spls). See Pimenta, and Florida All- 

 spice. 



Allure (al-ur'). Synonym of Influenza. 



Allyl (al'-il) \vatj, matter], C 3 H 5 . A non-saturated 

 univalent alcohol-radical of the oils obtained from 

 alliaceous plants. It does not exist in the free state. 

 A. Alcohol, C 3 H 5 HO, a colorless inflammable liquid, 

 with pungent odor, boiling at 97 C. A. Aldehyd, 

 C 3 H 4 0, a syn. of Acrolein. A. Cyanid. See 

 Sinamin. A. Mustard Oil, CS.N.C 3 H 5 , Allyl thio- 

 carbimid. The principal constituent of ordinary mus- 

 tard oil. It is a liquid not readily dissolved by 

 water; boils at 150. 7 ; at IC°, it has a sp. gr. of 

 1. 01 7 ; it has a pungent odor and vesicates the skin. 

 A. sulphid, (C 3 H 5 ) 2 S, the essential oil of garlic. 

 A. thiocarbimid. See A. Mustard Oil. A. 

 tribromid, C 3 H 5 Br 3 , a colorless liquid used as an 

 antispasmodic. Dose, five drops. Unof. 



Allylamin (al-W -am-iti) \yto), matter; ammonia'], 

 NH 2 (C 3 H 5 ). Ammonia in which a hydrogen atom is 

 replaced by allyl. It is a sharply caustic mobile liquid. 



Allylin (al-W -in) [vAtj, matter], C 6 H 12 3 . Monoallyl 

 ether, produced by heating glycerol with oxalic acid. 

 It is a thick liquid, boiling at 225-240 . 



Almeciga (al-ma' -thig-ah) [Sp.]. See Elemi. 



Almen and Nylander's Test. See Tests, 7 able of. 



Almen's Tests. See Tests, Table of. 



Almond (am'-und) [M. E., almonde]. See Amyg- 

 dala. A. Bread, a variety of bread made from almond 

 flour, for use by diabetics. It is made as follows : 

 Take of blanched sweet almonds a quarter of a 

 pound. Beat them as fine as possible in a stone 

 mortar, remove the sugar by putting in a linen bag and 

 steeping for a quarter of an hour in boiling water 

 acidulated with vinegar; mix this paste thoroughly 

 with three ounces of butter and two eggs. Add the 

 yolks of three eggs and a little salt, and stir well for 

 some time. Whip up the whites of three eggs and 

 stir in. Put the dough thus obtained into greased 

 moulds and dry by a slow fire. A. of the Ear, the 

 tonsil. A. Mixture. See Amygdalr Mistura. A. 

 Oil, oleum amygdalae, the fixed oil obtained from 

 both the sweet and the bitter almond. It is odorless, j 

 agreeable to the taste, and of a yellow color; sp. gr. 

 .919 at 15 C. It is used in pharmacy and medicine 

 and in soap-making. A. Oil, Bitter, Oleum amyg- 

 dalae amane. See Amygdala. A. Paste, a magma 

 of bitter almonds, alcohol, white of egg and rose-water, 

 used to soften the skin and prevent the hands and lips 

 from chapping. A. of the Throat, the tonsil. 



Alnuin (al'-nu-in) [Celtic, al, near; Ian, a river bank]. 

 A precipitate from the tincture of Alnus rubra. Said 

 to be alterative and resolvent. Dose gr. ii-x. Unof. 



Alnus [al'-nus) [Celtic, al, near; Ian, a. river-bank]. 

 Alder Bark. The bark of the American Alder. . /. 

 serrulata, contains tannic acid. The decoction of hark 

 and leaves is astringent, and used as a gargle and as a 

 lotion for wound . and ulcei -. 1 'ose of powdered hark 



Alochia (ah-Io'-kc-ah) [d priv.; /Ui^-m, the lochia]. 

 Absence of the lochia. 





