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ANTEPECTUS 



Anostosis (an-os-to'-sis) [av priv. ; bcriov, bone]. De- 

 fective development of bone. 



Anotus (an-o'-tus) [av priv. ; oic, the ear]. An earless 

 monstrosity. 



Anovesical (a-no-ves' '-ik-al) [anus, the fundament ; 

 a, the bladder]. Pertaining conjointly to the 

 anus and urinary bladder. 



Anoxyemia (an-oks-e-e'-me-ah) [dvpriv.; oxygen ; aiua, 

 blood]. An abnormal condition due to the breathing 

 of an insufficient amount of oxygen ; mountain sick- 

 ness ; balloon sickness. 



Ansa {au'-sah) [L. , a " handle :" //., Ansce]. A loop 

 or curved structure suggesting by its form the handle 

 of a vessel ; a loop in a nerve, intestine, or vessel, or 

 in a surgeon's thread. A. capitis, the zygomatic 

 arch. A., Haller's, the loop formed by the nerve 

 joining the facial and glossopharyngeal nerves. A., 

 Henle's. See Henle 's Loop. A. hypoglossi, a 

 loop formed at the middle of the neck by the junction 

 of the descendens noni nerve with branches of the 

 second and third cervical nerves. A. of Reil, the 

 name given to that portion of the brain just ventrad of 

 the thalamus. A. sacralis, a loop joining the gan- 

 glion impar (G. Walteri) with the sympathetic trunks 

 of the two sides. A. of Vieussens, a loop extend- 

 ing from the third cervical ganglion and surrounding 

 the subclavian artery. A. of Wrisberg, the nerve 

 joining the right great splanchnic and right pneumo- 

 gastric nerves. 



Anserine (an'-ser-in) [anserinus ; anser, a goose]. 

 Resembling a goose. A. Disease, an emaciation of 

 the hands, rendering the tendons unduly prominent, 

 and suggesting the appearance of a goose's foot. A. 

 Skin. See Cutis anser ina. 



Anstie's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Ansulate (an'-su-lat) [ansula, a little handle]. The 

 coiled and bent-over extremity of a stem or tendril. 



Ant-, Anti- {ant- or an'-te) [avri, against]. Prefixes 

 to compound words signifying opposed to, against, 

 counteracting, etc. 



Antacid (ant-as'-id) [anti, against; acidus, acid]. A 

 substance counteracting or neutralizing acidity ; an 

 alkali. 



Antacrid (ant-ak' -rid) [anti, against ; acer, sharp] . 

 Correcting acridity in the secretions. A. Tincture. 

 See Guaiac Mixture, Tenner's. 



Antadiform (ant-ad' -if-orm) [anti, opposite ; ad, 

 toward; forma, form]. In biology, having the dor- 

 sal and ventral contours inversely similar, as in certain 

 fishes. 



Antagonism (an-tag' '-o-nizm) [avrayuvi&cOai, to strug- 

 gle against]. Opposed activity, as of two sets of 

 muscles or*of two remedial agents. 



Antagonist (an-tag / -o-nist) [avrayovicrrjc, counteract- 

 ing]. A term applied to a drug that neutralizes the 

 therapeutic effects of another. In anatomy, a muscle 

 that acts in opposition to another. Applied also to 

 diseases that seem to exclude each other. See Drug. 

 A., Associated, a name given to that muscle of a 

 healthy eye that turns the globe in the same direction 

 as the affected muscle of the opposite eye would, if 

 normal, turn the eye to which it belongs. 



Antagonistic (an-tag-o-nis' '-tik) [avrayoviarT/c, counter- 

 acting]. Opposing. A. Drugs, Table of. See 

 Drug. 



Antalgic (ant-al'-jik) [avri, against; alyoc, pain]. I. 

 Relieving pain. 2. A remedy relieving pain. 



Antalkaline (ant-al' -kal-in or -en). An agent neutral- 

 izing alkalies, as acids. 



Antambulacral (ant-am-bu-la' -kral) [avri, against; 

 ambulacrum, a walk]. In biology, located opposite 

 or away from the ambulacra. 



Antaphrodisiac (ant-afro-diz' '-e-ak) [avri, against ; 

 aopodioia, sexual desire]. I. Lessening the venereal 

 desires. 2. An agent that lessens the' venereal im- 

 pulse ; an anaphrodisiac. 



Antapoplectic (ant-ap-o-plek' '-tik) [avri, against ; 

 a-o-Aii^ia, apoplexy]. Efficient in preventing or 

 treating apoplexy. 



Antarthritic (ant-ar-thrit'-ik) [avri, against; apdpirtKoq, 

 gouty]. I. Relieving the gout. 2. A medicine for 

 the relief of gout. 



Antasthenic (ant-as-then' -ik) [avri, against ; acBtveia, 

 weakness]. Tending to correct debility and restore 

 the strength. 



Antasthmatic (ant-az-maf -ik) [airi, against; aofifia, 

 short breath]. I. Relieving the asthma. 2. A 

 medicine serving for the relief of asthma. 



Antatrophic (ant-at-rof'-ik) [avri, against; arpofy'a, 

 wasting]. I. Preventing atrophy. 2. A drug that 

 will prevent wasting or atrophy. 



Antebrachium (an-te-bra' -ke-um) [ante, before ; 

 brachhim , the arm]. The forearm. 



Antechamber (an' ' -te-chdm-ber) [ante, before ; ME. , 

 chamber, a room]. In biology, the space between 

 the guard-cells of a stoma. 



Antecoxal (an-te-koks'-al) [ante, before; coxa, the 

 hip joint]. In biology, located anterior to a coxa. 



Antecurvature (an-te-ker / -vat-chur) [ante, forward ; 

 curvatus, bent]. A forward curvature. 



Antedisplacement (an-te-dis-plds'-ment) [ante, for- 

 ward; O. F., desplacer, to put out of place]. For- 

 ward displacement of a part or organ. 



Antedonin (an-te-don' -in) [Antedon, a crinoid, from 

 av&T)d<jv, the Greek medlar]. A pigment obtained 

 from Comatula rosacea, a crinoid echinoderm. 



Anteflexion (an-te-flek' -shun) [ante, before; flectere, 

 to bend]. A bending forward. A. of Uterus, a 

 condition in which the fundus sinks between the 

 cervix and the neck of the bladder. 



Antefurca (an-te-fer' '-kah) [ante, before ; furca, a 

 fork]. In biology, a Y-shaped chitinous prop affixed 

 to the under surface of the thorax of insects and 

 projecting into the thoracic cavity. Cf. Medifurca 

 and Postfurca. 



Antegrade (an' '-te-grdd) [antegredi, to precede]. 

 Anabolic ; not retrograde or catabolic. 



Antehelix (an-te-he'-liks). See Anthelix. 



Antelocation (an-te-lo-ka' '-shun) [ante, before ; locus, 

 a place]. The forward displacement of an organ or 

 viscus. 



Antembasis (ant-em' -bas-is) [avrifipaoic, interlocking]. 

 The setting or locking of bones. 



Antemetic (ant-e-met'-ik). See Antiemetic. 



Ante mortem (an'-te mor'-tem) [L.]. Before death. 



Antenarial (an-te-na' -re-al) [ante, before ; nares, the 

 nostrils]. Situated in front of the nostrils. 



Antenna (an-ten'-ah) [avreiveiv, to stretch out]. In 

 biology, one of the paired, articulated, sensory appen- 

 dages of the head of an arthropod. One of a pair of 

 long additions to the male flower in certain orchids. 



Antennaria (an-ten-a' -re-ah). See Everlasting. 



Anteocular (an-te-ok' -u-lar) [ante, before ; oculus, the 

 eye]. In biology, situated in advance of the eyes. 



Anteoperculum (an-te-o-per' -ku-lum) [ante, before ; 

 operculum, a lid]. In biology, the Preoperculum , q.v. 



Anteorbital (an-te-or' -bit-al) [ante, before; orbita, the 

 track of a wheel]. In comparative anatomy, placed 

 in advance of the eyes. 



Ante partum (an'-te par' -turn) [L.]. Before deliver}-. 



Antepectoral (an-te-pek' -tor-al) [ante, before; pectus, 

 the breast]. Placed in front of the chest. 



Antepectus (an-te-pek' -tus) [ante, before ; pectus, the 

 breast]. In biology, the sternal region of the prothorax. 



