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Anthysteric (ant-his-ter' '-ik) [avri, against ; varepa, the 

 womb]. Overcoming hysteria. 



Anti- (an'-te-) (sometimes contracted to ant-) [avri, 

 against]. A prefix of compound words signifying 

 counteraction, opposition, etc. 



Antiaditis (an-ti-ad-i'-tis) [avriag, a swollen tonsil ; 

 ing, inflammation]. Tonsillitis. 



Antiadoncus (an-ti-ad-ong' '-kus) [avriag, a swollen 

 tonsil; by nog, a heap]. Any tumor or swelling of the 

 tonsils. 



Antiae (an'-ti-e) [antiae, the hair growing on the fore- 

 head]. In biology, the frontal points or feathers 

 growing forward on the base of the upper mandible. 



Antialbumate (an-te-al' -bu-mdt) [avri, against ; albu- 

 men , white of egg] . Parapeptone ; a product of 

 hydrochloric-acid digestion on albumin. The pancre- 

 atic ferment changes it into antipeptone. When 

 treated with acids it is converted into the substance 

 called by Kiihne antialbumid , which is identical with 

 the hemiprotein of Schiitzenberger and the dyspeptone 

 of Meissner, a. v. 



Antialbumid (an-te-al' '-bu-mid). See Antialbumate. 



Anti-albumin (an-te-al-bu' -min) [avri, against ; albu- 

 men, white of egg]. An alleged product of the 

 action of dilute hydrochloric acid upon albumin ; it is 

 probably one of the preformed substances existing in 

 the proteid molecule. The other has been called 

 hemi-albumin. Gastric juice first converts them into 

 anti-albumose and hemi-albumose , and these finally 

 into anti-peptone and hemi-peptone. 



Anti-albumose (an-te-al-bu' -mos) [avri, against ; 

 albumen, white of egg]. One of the albumoses pro- 

 duced by the action of pancreatic juice on albumin. 

 It resembles syntonin or acid albumin, and is con- 

 vertible into antipeptone. 



Antiaphrodisiac (an-te-af-ro-dis' -e-ak). See Anaphro- 

 disiac. 



Antiar (an'-te-ar). See Antiarin. 



Antiarin (an' -te-ar-in) [Javanese, antiar or antschar], 

 C u H 20 Oj + 2H 2 0. The active principle of Antiaris 

 toxicaria or Upas antiar, the Javanese poison-tree. 

 It is used as an arrow poison, and is intensely 

 poisonous. It is a cardiac depressant. Dose gr. T £ 7 . 



Antiarthritic (an-te-ar-thrif -ik) [avri, against; apdplng, 

 the gout]. A remedy against gout. 



Antiasthmatic (an-te-az-mat' -ik) [avri, against ; acQfia, 

 short breath]. Relieving or preventing asthma. 



Antibacterial (an-te-bak-te' '-re-al) [avri, against; 

 [iaKTTjpia, a staff, stick]. Opposed to the germ theory 

 of disease. 



Antibacteric {an-te-bak-te' -rik) [Avri, against ; (laKTqpia, 

 a staff, stick]. Destructive to bacteria. 



Antibechic (an-te-bek'-ik) [avri, against ; (5tj%, a cough]. 

 I. Alleviating or curing cough. 2. A remedy for 

 cough or hoarseness. 



Antibilious (an-te-bW '-yus) [avri, against ; biliosus, full 

 of bile]. Effective against bilious disorders. 



Antibiotic (an-te-bi-of -ik) [avri, against; [Hog, life]. 

 I. Tending to destroy life. 2. Antagonistic to a 

 belief in life. 



Antiblenorrhagic (an-te-blen-or-aj' -ik) [avri, against ; 

 j3'A.ewog, mucus; pqyvvfiai, to burst]. Efficient in 

 preventing gonorrhea. 



Antibrachial (an-te-bra'-ke-al) [h\>ri, against ; fipaxiw, 

 the arm]. Pertaining to the forearm. 



Antibrachium (an-te-bra'-ke-um) [avri, against ; ftpa- 

 X'hjv, the arm]. The forearm; incorrectly antebrachium. 



Antibromic (an-tc-bro'-mik) [avri, against ; fipu/wg, a 

 stench]. I. Deodorant. 2. A drug that destroys 

 offensive smells. A deodorizer. 



Anticachectic (an-te-kak-ek'-tik) [avri, against ; tautvg, 

 bad; i!-ig, habit]. Effective in destroying cachexia. 



Anticalcareous (an-te-kal-ka' -re-us) [avri, against ; 

 calx, lime]. In veterinary medicine, preventing 

 glanders. 



Anticalculous (an-te-kal' '-ku-lus) [avri, against ; cal- 

 culus, a pebble]. Good against calculus ; antilithic. 



Anticarcinomatous (an-te-kar-sin-o'-mat-us) [avri, 

 against ; Kapnivu/ua, cancer] . Preventing carcinoma. 



Anticardium (an-te-kar' '-de-um) [avri, over against ; 

 mpdia, the heart]. The scrobiculus cordis, or pit of 

 the stomach ; the infrasternal depression. 



Anticarious (an-te-ka' -7-e-us) [avri, against ; caries, 

 decay]. Preventing decay, as of the teeth. 



Anticatarrhal (an-te-kat-ar'-al) [avri, against ; narap- 

 poog, a flowing down]. Counteracting catarrh. 



Anticausotic (an-te-kaw-sof -ik) [avri, against ; navoog, 

 heat]. Counteracting fever. 



Anticaustic (an-le-kaivs' -tik) [avri, against ; navc-iaoc, 

 caustic]. Arresting the action of a caustic agent. 



Antichirotetanus (an-te-ki-ro-tef -an-us) [avrlxetp, the 

 thumb; riravog, spasm]. Same as Antichirotonus. 



Antichirotonous (an-te-ki-rof '-o-nus) [avrixeip, the 

 thumb; rdvog, convulsive tension]. Affected with or 

 manifesting antichirotonus. 



Antichirotonus (an-te-ki-rof -o-nus) [avrix^p, thumb ; 

 rovog, tension]. Forcible and steady inflection of the 

 thumb, seen in or before some attacks of epilepsy. 



Antichlorotic (an-te-klo-rot'-ik) [avri, against ; x? lG) - 

 p6r//g, greenness]. Counteracting chlorosis. 



Anticholeric (an-te-kol-er'-ic) [avri, against ; x°^P a > 

 cholera]. Good against cholera. 



Anticholerin (an-te-kol' '-er-in) [avri, against ; x°^P a < 

 cholera]. A product isolated by Klebs from cultures 

 of cholera-bacilli, and thought to be bactericidal, 

 curative, and immunifying. 



Anticipating (an-tis' ' -ip-a-ting) [anticipare, to take 

 before]. Applied to the occurrence of periodical phe- 

 nomena in disease or health, before their customary 

 time, as in intermittent fever or the catamenia. 



Anticlinal (an-te-kli'-nal) [avri, against ; K?uvecv, to 

 slope]. Sloping in opposite directions. A. Vertebra, 

 in man, the tenth thoracic vertebra, where the thoracic 

 vertebrce begin to assume the characters of the lumbar. 



Anticnemion (an-tik-ne' -me-on) [avri, against ; kv?j/j.7}, 

 leg]. The shin or front of the leg. 



Anticolic (an-te-kol' -ik) [avri, against; kualktj, colic]. 

 Efficacious against colic. 



Anticontagious (an-te-kon-ta' -jus) [avri, against ; con- 

 tagiosa, contagious]. Counteracting contagion. 



Anticonvulsive (an-te-koti-vul' -siv) [avri, against ; con- 

 vulsus, convulsed]. Effective against convulsions. 



Anticopometer (an-te-ko-pom'-et-er) [a^TiKonii , reson- 

 ance ; fierpov, a measure]. A pleximeter. 



Anticous (an-ti'-kus) [anticus, that which is in front]. 

 In biology, turned toward the center of the flower, as 

 introrse anthers. 



Anticritical (an-te-krif -ik-al) [avri, against ; npiotc, a 

 crisis]. Preventing the crisis of a disease. 



Anticryptic (an-te-krip'-tic) [avri, against ; Kpi>TCTetv, 

 to hide, to keep secret]. In biology, applied to such 

 mimetic colors as enable animals to approach their 

 prey, as in the frog, Ceratophrys cornuta. 



Anticus (an-;i'-kus) [anticus, that in front]. Anterior, 

 in front of. 



Antidiarrheal (an-tc-d/'-ar-c'-al) [urn, against ; 6tapp*v, 

 a flowing through]. Preventing or overcoming diarrhea. 



Antidigestive (an-te-di-jes'-tiv) [avri, against ; digtstio, 

 digestion}. Preventing the proper digestion of the 



Antidinic {an-te-din'-ik) [avri, against; SUmq, a whirl]. 



( luring <>r preventing vertigo. 

 Antidotal (ait-tc-do'tal) [avri, against ; Sidovat, to 



give]. Of the nature of an antidote. 



