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ANENCEPHALOTROPHIA 



Androsporangium (an-dro-spo-ran' -je-um) [avrjp, man ; 

 cnopa, a spore; ayyelov, a vessel]. In biology a 

 sporangium producing androspores. 



Androspore (an 1 ' -dro-spbr) [avr/p, a man ; atrdpog, seed]. 

 In biology, the peculiar swarmspore of the CEdogoniecz 

 which develops toa " dwarf male " and gives rise to 

 antherozoids. 



Androtomous (an-drof '-o-mus) [avrjp a man ; re/ivelv, to 

 cut]. In biology, characterized by congenital division 

 of the stamens into several parts. 



Androtomy (an-drof '-o-me). See Andranatomy. 



Andrum (an' -drum) [Guzerali andrum ; av6p6firf\. 

 A form of elephantiasis Arabum characterized by 

 edema of the scrotum. 



Aneccrisia (an-ek-ris' -e-ah) [av priv. ; Ik, out ; itploig, 

 separation]. The suppression or deficiency of any 

 excretion. 



Anechinoplacid (an-ek-i-no-plas* '-id) [av priv. ; ixlvog, 

 a hedgehog; 7r/„af, a plate]. In biology, having the 

 madreporic plate destitute of spines ; the opposite of 

 Echinoplacid. 



Anectasia (an-ek-ta'-se-ah). See Anectasis. 



Anectasis (an-ek' -tas-is) [av priv. ; huTaoig, extension]. 

 Deficient size of an organ or part. 



Aneilema (an-i-le' '-mah) [ava, up; t'lkktiv, to roll]. 

 Flatulence ; air or wind in the bowels ; colic. 



Anelectric (an-el-ek'-trik) [av priv. ; rfkeiiTpov, amber]. 

 Readily giving up electricity. 



Anelectrode (an-el-ek'-trod) [ava, upward ; ffienTpov, 

 amber; bdog, a path]. The positive pole of a gal- 

 vanic battery. 



Anelectrotonic (an-el-ek-tro-ton' -ik) [av priv. ; fjAen- 

 Tpov, electricity; rdvog, tension]. Relating to anelec- 

 trotonus. A. Zone. See Zone. 



Anelectrotonos (an-el-ek-trof '-o-nos) [av priv. ; ffien- 

 rpov, electricity ; rovoq, tension]. Anodal electrotonus. 



Anelectrotonus (an-el-ek-trof '-o-nus) [av priv ; tjXek- 

 rpov, electricity ; rovog, tension]. In electrotherapy, 

 the decreased functional activity that occurs in a nerve 

 in the neighborhood of the anode. See Electrotonus 

 and Catelectrotonus. 



Anel's Operation. See Operations, Table of. A. 

 Probe, or Sound, a fine probe used in operations 

 upon the lachrymal passages. A. Syringe, a syringe 

 used in injecting fluids into the lachrymal passages. 



Anelytrous (an-el'-it-rus) [av priv. ; eAvrpov, shard]. 

 In biology, with membranous wings, and no elytra. 



Anematopoiesis (an-e-mat-o-poi-e' '-sis) [av priv. ; 

 alfia, blood; noiT/aig, a making]. Deficient formation 

 of blood. 



Anematosis, or Anaematosis (an-e-mat-o' '-sis) [avalfia- 

 roc, bloodless]. I. General, or idiopathic anemia; the 

 morbid state or process that leads to anemia ; that 

 diathesis that is associated with an anemic tendency. 

 2. Anemia dependent on want of development of the 

 red corpuscles of the blood. 



Anemia (an-e'-me-ah) [av priv. ; dl/ia, blood]. Defi- 

 ciency of blood, or deficiency of the relative number 

 of its red corpuscles, the latter being the most gener- 

 ally understood meaning and use of the term. It 

 may be general or local. Ischemia is a form of 

 local anemia, and is the result of mechanical inter- 

 ference with the circulation of the affected part, 

 either from vaso-motor spasm, thrombosis, embolism, 

 or the action of styptics. The cause of general ane- 

 mia is often obscure, or it may be due either to 

 an insufficient food-supply and excessive drain or 

 blood-waste, or from repeated hemorrhages or exhaust- 

 ing discharges. The action of certain poisons, as 

 mercury and lead, will also produce a form of anemia. 

 Prolonged anemia will give rise to fatty degeneration 

 of the organs and tissues. Idiopathic, pernicious, es- 



sential, progressive, malignant, etc., are terms denoting 

 a type resisting all treatment and steadily progressing 

 to a fatal termination. A., Idiopathic, advances to a 

 fatal issue, and is associated with febrile symptoms ; 

 its causation is not evident ; it is called also Primary 

 Anemia. A., Local. See Hyperemia, Ischemia, and 

 Anemia. A. lymphatica. Synonym of Hodgkin's 

 Disease. See Lymphadenoma. A., Primary. See 

 A. Idiopathic. A., Secondary, or Symptomatic, 

 follows some ascertainable lesion or injury, or from 

 some other disease. A., Symptomatic. See A., 

 Secondary. 



Anemiate, or Anaemiate (an-e f -me-at) [av priv ; alfia, 

 blood]. Affected with anemia. 



Anemiated, or Anaemiated (an-e'-me-a-ted). See 

 Anemic. 



Anemied, or Anaemied (an-e> '-mid) [av priv. ; alfia, 

 blood]. Anemic. 



Anemic, or Anaemc (an-em'-ik, an-e'-mik) [av priv. ; 

 alfia, blood]. Pertaining to anemia. A. Murmur, a 

 blood murmur, or soft murmur heard at the base of 

 the heart over the great vessels. A. Necrosis, a ne- 

 crosis or death of scattered patches of the heart mus- 

 cle, due to a want of nourishment. It arises from 

 atheroma occluding the cardiac arteries and their 

 branches. 



Anemometer (an-e-mom f -et-er) [avefiog, wind ; fikrpov, 

 a measure]. An instrument for measuring the velocity 

 of the wind. 



Anemometry (an-e-mom' -et-re). [avefiog, wind ; fikrpov, 

 a measure]. The art of measuring the velocity and 

 direction of the wind, principally by means of the 

 ane?nometer. 



Anemone (an-em' -o-ne) [avefiuvr], wind flower]. An 

 important genus of ranunculaceous herbs, most of 

 which have active medicinal and poisonous qualities, 

 and some of which are used in medicine. See Pulsa- 

 tilla. 



Anemonin [an-em f -o-nin) [avefiuvr/ , wind-flower], C 15 - 

 H 12 6 . The active principle of the Anemone. It is 

 given in bronchitis, asthma, and convulsive cough. 

 Dose gr. %—^ twice daily. 



Anemonol (an-em' -on-ol) [ave/uuvtj, wind-flower; oleum, 

 oil ] . The volatile oil extracted from anemone ; it is 

 a powerful vesicant. 



Anemophilous (an-em-off' -il-us) [avefiog, wind ; tyilog, 

 loving]. Depending for cross-fertilization upon the 

 agency of the wind, as certain flowers. 



Anemosis, or Anaemosis (an-em-o' -sis) [av priv. ; 

 a\p.a, blood]. Defective supply of blood; anemia 

 dependent on want of red blood corpuscles. See An- 

 ematosis. 



Anemotrophy, or Anaemotrophy (an-em-of '-ro-fe) [av 

 Driv. ; alfia, blood; Tpo<pr/, nourishment]. A deficiency 

 of blood nourishment ; an impoverished state of the 

 blood. 



Anencephalia (an-en-sef-a' -le-ah) [av priv. ; ey/ce^a/.of, 

 brain]. Congenital absence of the brain. 



Anencephalic (an-en-sef-al' '-ik ) [av priv. ; b/nic^alog, 

 brain]. Pertaining to or characterized by anencephalia. 



Anencephalohemia (an-en-sef-al-o-hc'-nn-ah\ [hv 

 priv.; kym$a\og, brain ; alfia, blood]. Insufficiency 

 of blood in the brain. 



Anencephaloid (an-en-sef -al-oid) [av priv. ; hynttyal- 

 oq, brain]. Pertaining to anencephalia. 



Anencephaloneuria (an-en-sef-al-on-u'-rc-ali) [av 

 priv.; iyiU^aAog, brain ; vevpov, a nerve]. Imperfect 

 nerve-action of the brain. 



Anencephalotrophia, or Anencephalotrophy (an-en- 

 ssf-al-o-tro'-fe-ah or -lot'-ro-fr) [ur priv.; h.hiipaAog, 

 brain ; rprxf//, nutrition]. Atrophy, or lack of nutri- 

 tion of the brain. 



