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ANTHRACENE 



Antephialtic (ant-ef-e-al' -tik) [avri, against; kfaa/^ryg, 

 nightmare] . Preventive of nightmare. 



Antepileptic (ant-ep-il-ep' -tik) [avri, against ; eKifap\)iq, 

 epilepsy]. Relieving epilepsy. 



Anteprostatic (an-te-pros-tat' -ik) [ante, before ; irpoa- 

 T&T7/g, one who stands before]. Situated before the 

 prostate. A. Glands, certain small accessory glands 

 sometimes found between Cowper's gland and the 

 prostate. 



Anterethic (an-ter-eth' -ik) [avri, against ; epedio/idg, 

 irritation]. Soothing; allaying irritation. 



Anterior (an-te' -re-or) \_anterius, forward]. Situated 

 ventrad or hemad of a corresponding organ, the latter 

 being designated as posterior (or posterius). A. Po- 

 liomyelitis, inflammation in the anterior horns of the 

 spinal cord, giving rise to a characteristic paralysis ; 

 common in children. A. Rotation, the forward turn- 

 ing of the presenting part in labor. 



Antero- (an' ' -te-ro-)\_anterior ; before]. A prefix signify- 

 ing position in front. 



Anterograde (an'-te-ro-grdd) [anterior, before; gredi, 

 to go]. Proceeding from before ; moving back. 



Antero-inferior (an' -te-ro-in-fe' -re-or) [anterior, for- 

 ward ; inferior, lower] . Situated in front and below. 



Antero-lateral (an' -te-ro-lat' '-er-al) [anterior, before ; 

 latus, a side]. In front and to or on one side ; from 

 the front to one side. 



Antero-parietal (an' ' -te-ro-par-i' '-et-al) [anterior, be- 

 fore ; paries, a wall]. Anterior and also parietal. A 

 Area, the anterior part of the parietal area of the 

 cranium. A. Gyrus, or Convolution, the ascending 

 frontal convolution of the brain. 



Antero-posterior (an' ' -te-ro-pos-te' '-re-or) [anterior, for- 

 ward; posterior, backward] . From before backward. 

 A. Plane. See Median plane. 



Antero-superior (an' -te-ro-su-pe' -re-or) [anterior, for- 

 ward; superior, upper]. In front and above. 



Anterotic (ant-e-rot'-ik) [avri, against ; kpuTinog, per- 

 taining to love]. Anaphrodisiac. 



Ante-uterine (an-te-u' -ter-in) [ante, before ; uterus, 

 the womb]. In front of the womb. 



Anteversion (an-te-ver' -shun) [ante, before ; vertere, 

 to turn]. A turning forward. A. of Uterus, the 

 fundus is bent toward the symphysis pubis, the cervix 

 toward the sacrum. 



Anthela (an' -the-lah) [avdi/lq, the downy plume of 

 the reed]. In biology, an open paniculate cyme. 



Anthelicine (an-thel' -is-in) [avde'Xi^, the inner curva- 

 ture of the ear]. Pertaining to the anthelix. 



Anthelix (ant'-he-liks or an' -the-liks) [av6e?a£;, the inner 

 curvature of the ear]. The ridge surrounding the 

 concha of the external ear posteriorly. 



Anthelmintic (an-thel-min' -tik) [avri, against ; ehfuvg, 

 a worm]. I. Efficacious against worms. 2. A ver- 

 micide. An agent either killing or rendering power- 

 less intestinal parasites ; a vermifuge expels worms. 



Anthemis (an' -the?n-is) [avOe/xig, a flower]. Camo- 

 mile. The flower-heads of A. nobilis, with properties 

 due to a volatile oil, a camphor, and a bitter principle. 

 Useful in coughs and spasmodic infantile complaints. 

 An excellent stomachic tonic. Infusion of £iv to Oj, 

 given in doses of jlj— ij. No official preparations. 

 A., Extract (B. P.), dose gr. ij-x. A., Infus. 

 (B. P.), dose 5 j— iv. A. Ol., the volatile oil of 

 camomile. Dose n\ij— x , in sugar. 



Anthemoptyic (ant-hem-op' -te-ik) [avri, against ; alfia, 

 blood; ■nrvatg, a spitting]. Checking pulmonary 

 hemorrhage. 



Anthemorrhagic (ant-hem-or-aj' -ik) [avri, against ; 

 alfia, blood ; payia, a bursting]. Checking or tending 

 to prevent hemorrhage. 



Anther (an'-ther) [av0r/p6g, in full bloom]. In biology, 



the male sexual organ in plants ; the summit and essen- 

 tial part of the stamen. It contains the pollen or 

 fecundating substance of the flower. 



Antheridia (an-ther-id'-e-ah). Plural of Antheridi- 

 um, q. v. 



Antheridium (an-ther-id' -e-um) [anthera, anther ; Gr. 

 dim., l6iov\. The male or fertilizing organ of higher 

 cryptogams ; the organ that produces antherozoids. 



Antherozoid (an' -ther-o-zo-id) [anthera, anther; zooides, 

 zooid]. In biology, one of the motile fertilizing 

 bodies of higher cryptogams, analogous to the sper- 

 matozoid of animals. The male reproductive cell of 

 cryptogams. 



Anthesis (an-the'-sis) [civBtjchq, the full bloom of a 

 flower]. The act of flowering ; florescence. 



Anthocarpous (an-tho-kar' -pus) [avdog, flower; mpndg, 

 fruit]. In biology, applied to collective or accessory 

 fruits characterized by thickened floral envelopes. 



Anthoclinium (an-tho-k/in'-e-um) [avdog, flower; kKIvt), 

 a bed]. See Clinanthium. 



Anthocyanin (an-tho-si' -an-in) [avdog, flower ; nvavog, 

 blue]. The soluble pigment of blue flowers. 



Anthodium (an-tho'-de-um) [avdog, a flower ; eldog , 

 form]. In biology, the so-called "flower" of the 

 Composite, really a capitulum or head of flowers. 



Anthogenesis (an-tho-jen' -es-is) [avdog , a flower ; 

 yeveaig, production]. In biology, a phase of alterna- 

 tion of generations exhibited by certain hemipterous 

 insects, plant lice, etc. 



Antholeucin (an-tho-lu'-sin) [avdog, a flower ; fevndg, 

 white]. The soluble pigment of white flowers. 



Antholysis (an-thol' -is-is) [avdog, a flower; Xvaig, a 

 breaking up]. In biology, that retrograde metamor- 

 phosis in which the normal character or location of 

 the parts of a flower is altered. 



Anthony's Fire, St. A popular name for Erysipelas. 



Anthophilous (an-thoff ' -il-tis) [avdog, a flower ; <plXog, 

 loving]. In biology, fond of flowers, as a bee. 



Anthophore (an' -tho-for) [avdog, a flower ; (pspeiv, to 

 bear]. In biology, the stalk that bears the corolla, 

 stamens, and pistil in certain flowers, formed by the 

 elongation of the internode between the calyx and 

 corolla. 



Anthotaxis (an-tho-taks'-is) [avdog , a flower ; ratfig, 

 order]. The arrangement of flowers in flower-clusters. 



Anthoxanthin, Anthoxanthine (an-tho-zan' -thin) 

 [avdog, flower; i-avddg, yellow]. In biology, the yel- 

 lowish pigments of fruits and flowers. 



Anthozooid (an-tho-zo'-oid) [avdog, a flower; tiyov, an 

 animal ; eufog, likeness]. A single zooid of the flower- 

 like animals, Actinozoa ; e. g. , a coral polyp. 



Anthracemia (an-thras-e' -me-ah) [avdpai;, a coal ; 

 alfia, blood]. Wool-sorter's disease; splenic fever of 

 animals ; the presence in the blood of Bacillus 

 anthracis, the microbe of true anthrax or malignant 

 pustule. 



Anthracene (an' -thra-sen) [avdpatj, a coal], C ]4 H 10 . 

 A hydrocarbon formed from many carbon compounds 

 when they are exposed to a high heat ; also from 

 coal-tar. It crystallizes in colorless, monoclinic 

 tables, showing a beautiful blue fluorescence ; dis- 

 solves with difficulty in alcohol and ether, but easily 

 in hot benzene ; melts at 213 . It is the base from 

 which artificial alizarin is prepared. A. Colors. See 

 Pigments, Conspectus of. A. Oil, the fraction of coal- 

 tar distilling from 270° C. and over. It consists of 

 that portion of the tar that is made up of bodies 

 possessing the highest boiling points, and is distin- 

 guished from the heavy oil fraction by a separation, 

 on cooling, of solid matters. In it has been found 

 naphthalene, methyl-naphthalene, anthracene, phen- 

 anthrene, methyl-anthracene, pyrene, carbazol, etc. 



