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AMAUROSIS 



Alutaceous (al-u-ta' -she-us) [alula, soft leather]. In 

 botany, of a pale brown color, like untanned leather. 



Alvearium {al-ve-a' -re-um) [L.]. The external audi- 

 tory canal or meatus. 



Alveloz (al-vel-oth') [Sp.]. An extractive from Eu- 

 phorbia icterodoxa, having diuretic properties. It is 

 highly recommended as a topical application in can- 

 cer. Unof. 



Alveolar [al-ve' -o-lar) [alveolus, a. small hollow]. Per- 

 taining to the alveoli or sockets of the teeth. A. Ab- 

 scess, a gum-boil. A. Arch, the alveolar surface of 

 the jaw. A. Artery, a branch of the internal maxil- 

 lary. A. Border, the face margin of the jaws. A. 

 Cancer. See Cancer. A. Index, in craniometry, 

 the gnathic index ; the ratio of the distance between 

 the basion and alveolar point, to the distance be- 

 tween the basion and the nasal point, multiplied by 

 loo. (Sometimes the basilar index is called the alve- 

 olar index.) See Index and Craniometrical Points. 

 A. Point. See Craniometrical Points. A. Process, 

 the border of the superior maxilla in which the alveoli 

 are placed. A. Sarcoma. See Sarcoma. 



Alveolarium (al-ve-o-la' '-re-um) [alveus, a bee-hive]. 

 A name somedmes applied to the external meatus of 

 the ear. It is so called because the wax of the ear 

 gathers in that place. 



Alveolate [al-ve'-o-lat, or al' '-ve-o-ldt) [alveolatus, hol- 

 lowed out like a little tray]. In biology, pitted, honey- 

 combed. 



Alveoli (al-ve'-o-li). Genitive and plural of Alveolus. 



Alveolitis {al-ve-o-li'-tis) [alveolus, a hollow ; mc, in- 

 flammation]. Inflammation of the alveolus of a tooth. 



Alveolo-condylean [al-ve' '-o-lo-kon-dil' '-e-an) [alveo- 

 lus, a hollow ; k6v6v?jo$, a knuckle]. In craniometry, 

 pertaining to the alveolus and condyle. A. Plane. 

 See Plane. 



Alveolo-dental (al-ve / -o-lo-den / -tal) [alveolus, a hol- 

 low ; dens, dentis, a tooth]. Pertaining to the teeth 



| and their sockets. 



Alveolo-labialis (al-ve* -o-lo-lab-e-a'-lis) [alveolus, a 

 hollow; labium, the lip]. The buccinator muscle. 



Alveolo-subnasal (al-ve' -o-lo-sub-na' -sal) [alveolus, a 

 hollow; sub, under; nasus, nose]. In biology, per- 

 taining to the alveolar and subnasal points of the skull. 

 A. Prognathism. See Prognathism. 



Alveolus i al-ve' '-o-lus) [L. ; pi. , Aheoli\. The bony 

 socket of a tooth. A. of Glands, the ultimate sacs 

 of a racemose gland. A. of the Lungs, are the air 

 cells. A. of the Stomach, or the aleqolar structures , 

 are depressions, like honeycomb cells, found in the 

 stomach, intestines and esophagus. 

 Mvergnat's Pump. An instrument used in estimating 



the gaseous constituents of the blood, 

 klveus (al'-ve-us) [alveus, a trough]. A trough, 

 tube, or canal; applied to ducts and vessels of the 

 body. A. communis, the utricle of the ear. A. 

 hippocampi, a certain structure in the cerebral hem- 

 isphere invesdng the convexity of the hippocampus 

 major. 

 Llviduca (al-ve-du' '-ka) [alvus, the belly ; ducere to 



lead]. Laxative or cathartic medicines, 

 ilvifluxus (al-ve-fluks' -us) [alvus, the belly ; Jluxus, 

 a flow]. A free alvine discharge; a diarrhea. A. 

 Torminosus. A synonym of Dysentery. 

 lvine (al'-vin or -vin) [alvinus ; alvus , belly]. Per- 

 taining to the belly. A. Concretion, an intestinal 

 calculus. A. Dejections, the feces. A. Discharges, 

 the feces. A. Obstruction. Synonym of Constipation. 

 lvus (al'-vus) [L.]. The belly, or its contained 

 viscera. 



lymphia (ah-limf'-e-ah) [a priv. ; lympka, clear 

 water]. A deficiency of lymph. 

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Alysm, or Alysmus (al'-izm, or al-iz'-mus) [aAv0u6$ , 

 a wandering]. Disquietude; restlessness; mental 

 disquiet ; sadness ; anxiety. 



Amadelphous (am-ad-el' -fus) [aua, together ; atie/jpos, 

 brother]. In zoology, gregarious. 



Amadou, [am' -a-doo) [Ft. , amadouer, to coax]. Ger- 

 man tinder or touchwood ; Boletus igniarius, a fungus 

 found on old tree-trunks, used to stanch local hem- 

 orrhage, as a dressing of wounds, etc. 



Amalgam (am-al'-gam) [pahayua, a soft mass]. A 

 combination of mercury with any other metal. See 

 Copper Amalgam. A. Carrier and Plugger, an 

 instrument designed for carrying and introducing amal- 

 gam into the cavity of a tooth. A. Manipulator, an 

 instrument used by dentists for preparing amalgam 

 fillings. 



Amalgamation (am-al-gam-a' -shun) [paXayfia, a soft 

 mass]. In metallurgy, the process of combining 

 mercury with some other metal, as practiced in sepa- 

 rating silver and gold from some other ores. 



Amalic Acid (am-al'-ik). See Acid. 



Amandin (am-an'-din) [Fr., amande, almond]. A 

 proteid contained in sweet almonds. 



Amandine {am-an'-din) [Fr. , amande, almond]. A 

 kind of cold cream or almond paste. 



Amanitin (am-an' -it-in) [auavirai, a kind of fungus]. 

 I. A principle identical with cholin, obtained from 

 the fly agaric. 2. A poisonous glucosid obtainable from 

 various species of agaric. 



Amara (am-a'-ra) [amarus, bitter]. Bitters. 



Amaranthus spinosus (am-ar-an' -thus spi-no / -sus) 

 [L.]. The fresh root of the shrub is used in India as a 

 specific in gonorrhea. An emollient and diuretic. 

 Dose indefinite. Unof. 



Amarin (am-a'-rin) [amarus, bitter], C^H^N^ Tri- 

 phenyl dihydroglyoxalin, results from boiling hydro- 

 benzamid with caustic potash. It crystallizes from 

 alcohol and ether in prisms, melting at 1 1 3°. It 

 exerts a poisonous effect on animals. 



Amarone (am-ar-on') [amarus, bitter], C 16 H n N. A 

 crystalline substance produced by the dry distillation 

 of hydrobenzamid and other substances. 



Amarthritis (am-ar-thri' '-tis) [aua, together ; apdpov, a 

 joint ; itic , inflammation]. Arthritis affecting many, 

 or several joints at once. 



Amasesis (ah-mas-e'-sis) [a priv. ; uaarjotq, chewing]. 

 Inability to chew the food. 



Amassette (am-as-ef) [Fr.]. A kind of spatula, often 

 of horn, used in color-grinding and in pharmacy. 



Amasthenic (am-as-then'-ik) [aua, together; adtvoq, 

 strength]. Uniting the chemical ray of light in a 

 focus, as a lens. 



Amastia (ak-mas'-te-ah) [a priv. ; uaard^, breast]. 

 The condition of being without mammae or nipples. 



Amativeness (am'-at-iv-nes) [amare, to love]. The 

 sexual passion. 



Amatory (am'-at-o-re) [amator, a lover]. Pertaining 

 to love. A. Fever, love-sickness; chlorosis. A. 

 Muscles, the oblique muscles of the eye, used in 

 ogling. 



Amaurosis (am-aw-ro' -sis) [auavpdeiv, to darken]. A 

 term that, from its vagueness, is happily becoming 

 disused, signifying partial or total loss of vision. 

 When partial, the word amblyopia is now used; 

 when complete, blindness. The word is still some- 

 times used to express blindness when the cause is 

 unknown or doubtful. A., Albuminuric, that due to 

 renal disease. A., Cerebral, that due to lesion of 

 the brain. A., Congenital, that form existing from 

 birth. A., Diabetic, that associated with diabetes. 

 A.. Hysteric, that associated with hysteria, usual- 

 ly in the female. A., Reflex, that resulting from 



