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ANIMALCULE 



Angastidentate (ang-gus-te-den' '-tat) [angustus, nar- 

 row; dens, a tooth]. In biology, with slender teeth. 



Angustifoliate (ang-gus-te-fo' -le-dt) [angustus, narrow ; 

 foliatus, leaved]. In biology, with narrow leaves. 



Angustirostrate (ang-gus-te-ros' -trdt) [angustus, nar- 

 row ; rostrum, beak]. In biology, ha%ing a narrow or 

 compressed beak. 



Angustiseptate {ang-gus-te-sep' -tat) [angustus, narrow ; 

 septum, a partition]. In biology, having a narrow 

 septum. 



Angustura iang-gus-tu'-rah) [Sp. , Angostura, a S. A. 

 town]. Cusparia Bark. The bark of Galipea cus- 

 a. A stimulant tonic and febrifuge used in malig- 

 nant bilious fever, intermittent fever, and dysentery. 

 In large doses emetic. Dose of fid. ext. mjt-xxx ; of 

 the bark gr. x-xl. Unof. Infus. Cuspariae (B. P.). 

 Dose 5»-*j. 



Angusturin (ang-gus' -tu-rin) [Sp. , Angostura, a S. A. 

 town]. Synonym of Brucin, q. v. 



Anhaloin (an-hal' -o-in) [Anhaloniuni\. An intensely 

 poisonous alkaloid, derived from the fruit of Anhalo- 

 nium (Mamillaria) leiuinii, a cactus. It produces 

 collapse, followed by tetanus. Unof. 



Anhalonium lewinii {an-ha-lo' -ne-um le-win f -e-i) 

 [L.]. The cactus of this name is a native of Mexico. 

 Its active principle is intensely poisonous and resembles 

 strychnin in action. Dose of the extract gtt. j. 

 Unof. 



Anhaphia (an-ha' -fe-ah). See Anaphia. 



Anhela {an-he' -lah) [anhelatio, asthma]. A difficulty in 

 breathing. A. amphemerina, A. asinina, A. 

 canina, A. clamosa, A. clangosa, A. delassans, 

 A. perennis, A. puerilis, A. spasmodica, A. 

 strangulans, A. suffocans, A. tussiculosa, syno- 

 nyms of Pertussis. 



Anhelation [an-he-la' -shun) [anhelare, to pant]. Short- 

 ness of breath ; dyspnea. 



Anhematosis (an-hem-at-o' -sis) [av priv. ; aluaroeiv, to 

 make bloody]. Defective formation of the blood. 



Anhidrosis {an-hid-ro J '-sis) [ac priv. ; itipug, sweat]. 

 Absence or deficiency of sweat excretion. 



Anhidrotic (an-hid-roi f -ik) [av priv. ; idpuc, sweat]. 

 I. Tending to check sweating. 2. An agent that 

 checks sweating. 



Anhistous (an-hiY-tus) [av priv. ; Jctoc, a web]. 

 Structureless ; not organized ; plasmic. 



Anhydremia (an-hi-dre* -me-ah) [av priv.; vdup, water ; 

 aiua, blood]. The opposite of hydremia ; an abnor- 

 mal decrease in the relative proportion of the water to 

 that of the salts of the blood. 



Anhydrid (an-hi'-drid) [av priv. ; vSup, water]. One 

 of a class of chemic compounds that may be regarded 

 as made up of one or more molecules of water in 

 which the whole of the hydrogen is replaced by nega- 

 tive or acid radicals (that may themselves contain 

 hydrogen). 



Anhydro-ecgonin (an-hi' -dro-ek' -go-nin) [av priv. ; 

 vdup, water; £k, out of; }oi-o<\ born]. A basic sub- 

 stance in the cocain and ecgonin series, but more 

 remote from cocain than ecgonin. 



Anhydr o-glycochloral (an-hi' ' -dro-gli-ko-klo> '-ral). 

 See Chloralose. 



Anhydromyelia (an-hi-dro-mi-e* '-le-ah) [av priv. ; 

 v6up, water; five'/ov, marrow]. A deficiency of the 

 fluid that normally fills the spinal cavity. 



Anhydrous [an-hi' -drus) [av priv. ; vdup, water]. In 

 chemistry, a term used to denote the absence of 

 hydroxyl or of constitutional water. 



Anhysteria (an-his-te' -re-ah) [av priv. ; vtrrepa, the 

 womb]. Absence of the uterus. 



Anideus (an-id' -e-us) [av priv. ; etSoc, form]. The 

 lowest form of omphalosite, in which the parasitic 



fetus is reduced to a shapeless mass of flesh covered 

 with skin. 



Anidous {an-i'-dus) [av priv. ; eldoc, form]. Form- 

 less, from general arrest of development ; used of 

 fetal monsters. 



Anidrosis (an-id-ro'-sis). See Anhidrosis. 



Anidrotic (an-id-rot'-ik). See Anhidrotic. 



Anile (an'-il) [ani/is, an old woman]. Imbecile. 



Anilid (an'-il-id) [Arab., al, the; nil. dark blue]. 

 Compounds formed by the action of acid chlorids or 

 acid anhydrids upon the anilins. They are very stable 

 derivatives. 



Anilin (an'-il-in) [Arab., al, the; nil, dark blue], 

 QH.X. Amidobenzene ; formed in the dry distillation 

 of bituminous coal, bones, indigo, isatin, and other 

 nitrogenous substances. It is made by reducing nitro- 

 benzene. It is a colorless liquid with a faint peculiar 

 odor, boiling at 183 ; its sp. gr. at o° is 1. 036. When 

 perfectly pure it solidifies on cooling, and melts at — 8°. 

 It is slightly soluble in water, but dissolves readily in 

 alcohol and ether. Combined with chlorin, the 

 chlorates, and hypochlorites, the various anilin dyes 

 are produced. It is a powerful narcotic poison. It is 

 used in chorea and epilepsy with benefit in one-half 

 grain doses. Unof. A. Black, C 1S H 15 X S , one of the 

 indulins formed by the oxidation of anilin by means 

 of potassium chlorate in the presence of copper or 

 vanadium salts. It is a dark-green amorphous pow- 

 der, insoluble in the ordinary reagents, and is used in 

 calico printing as a black color. See Conspectus of 

 Pigments, under Pigment. A. Colors. See Con- 

 spectus of Pigments, under Pigment. A. Red. See 

 Fuchsin. A. Sulphate, [C 6 H 3 XH,] S0 4 H 2 , used as 

 a test for lignin. See Stains, Table of. A. Violet. 

 See Tyrolin. 



Anilinophile (an-il-in' '-o-fil) [anilin ; fiuisiv, to love]. 

 Readily stained with anilin. 



Anilism (an'-il-izm) [anilin\. An acute or chronic 

 disease produced in workmen in anilin factories by the 

 poisonous fumes. 



Anility (an-il'-it-e) [anilis, an old woman]. The state 

 of being imbecile or childish. 



Anima {an'-im-ah) [animus, spirit]. The soul ; the 

 vital principle ; formerly, the active principle of a drug 

 or medicine. 



Animal (an' '-im-al) [anima, the spirit, breath, or life]. 

 An organic being having life and power of motion. 

 Pertaining to the same. The animal kingdom is com- 

 posed of the Vertebrata, Mollusca, Articulata, and 

 Radiata. A. Black. See Conspectus of Pigments, 

 under Pigment. A. Charcoal, bone-black, ivory- 

 black, etc., is the product of calcining bones in close 

 vessels. A. Chemistry, that concerning itself with 

 the composition of animal bodies. A. Electricity, 

 electricity generated in the body. A. Function, any 

 physiological action or process. A. Gum, C lt H w O w ^- 

 2H 2 0. A substance prepared from mucin by Landwehr, 

 and so named on account of its resemblance to the 

 gum of commerce. It occurs in many tissues of the 

 body, is soluble in water, and in alkaline solution 

 readily dissolves cupric oxid, the solution not being 

 reduced on boiling. It yields no coloration with 

 iodin, and is very feebly dextrorotatory. A. Heat, 

 the normal temperature of the body, about 98. 5 F. 

 A. Kingdom, a name for all animals considered col- 

 lectively. A. Magnetism, mesmerism, hypnotism, 

 etc. A. Oil. See Dippers Oil. A. Starch. See 

 Glycogen. A. Tissue. See Tissue. 



Animalcule (an-im-al'-hul) [animalculum, dim. of 

 animal, a minute animal: //., Animalcula\ An 

 organism so small as to require the microscope for its 

 examination. 



