ANT1PYROTIC 



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ANTITRAGUS 



reduces the temperature three to five degrees in fevers, 

 causes sweating, at times vomiting, but no serious 

 result. Antipyrin is incompatible with nitrous com- 

 pounds. It is a powerful antipyretic, a local anesthe- 

 tic, and a general analgesic. It is efficient in hyper- 

 pvrexia from any cause, and in rheumatism. Injectio 

 antipyrin hypodermica, gr. j in ir^y. DoseTT\viij-xxx. 



Antipyrotic (an-te-pi-rot'-ik) [avri, against ; ■nvpuaic, 

 a burning]. I. Efficacious against burns. 2. An 

 agent curative of burns. 



Antirabic (an-te-rab'-ik) [avr/, against ; rabies, mad- 

 ness]. Effective against rabies ; antagonistic to rabies. 



Antirhachitic (an-tc-rak-it'-ik) [avri, against ; pdxiS, 

 the spine]. Serviceable against rickets. 



Antirheumatic (an-te-ru-mat' -ik) [avri, against ; pev- 

 jMTiKoq, of or pertaining to a flux]. Relieving or 

 curing rheumatism. 



Antirrhinum (an-te-ri'-num) [L.]. A genus of scro- 

 phulariaceous plants. A. Una Ha. Called also LinaHa 

 vulgaris, Toad- flax, Ramsted, Butter- and- Eggs ; a 

 herbaceous plant of Europe and North America ; 

 diuretic, cathartic, and irritant ; used as a poultice and 

 fomentation. Unof. 



Antiscolic (an-te-skol'-ik) [avri, against ; ancj'/.r/^, a 

 worm]. Vermifuge. See Anthelmintic. 



Antiscorbutic (an-te-skor-bu'-tik) [avri, against ; scor- 

 butus, scurvy]. I. Effective against scurvy. 2. A 

 remedy for or preventive of scurvy ; such are mainly 

 vegetable acids. 



Antisecosis (an-te-sek-o' '-sis) [avri, against ; arjuoeiv, to 

 weigh, balance]. I. A restoration to health, strength, 

 etc. 2. Regulation of the food. 



Antisepalous (an-te-sep' -al-us) [avri, against ; Fr. , 

 sepale~\. In biology, placed opposite the sepals. 



Antisepsin (an-te-sep 1 '-sin) [avri, against ; orppig, putre- 

 faction], C 6 H 4 BrXHC 2 H 3 0. Asepsin ; bromated 

 antifebrin ; soluble in alcohol and ether. Recom- 

 mended for use as an antipyretic and analgesic but is 

 dangerous as a febrifuge. It has antiseptic properties. 

 Dose gr. j, four times daily. 



Antisepsis {an-te-sep' -sis) [avri, against ; arjibic, putre- 

 faction]. Exclusion of the germs that cause putrefac- 

 tion ; the totality of measures taken to present septic 

 poisoning. 



Antiseptic (an-te-sep' -tic) [avri, against ; orpj>i<;, putre- 

 faction]. I. Having power to prevent or destroy 

 putrefaction, or, what is the same thing, the bacteria 

 upon which putrefaction depends. 2. A remedy or 

 agent that prevents a septic process. The principal 

 in use are corrosive sublimate, creolin, carbolic acid, 

 iodoform, thymol, salicylic acid, boric acid, etc. A. 

 Gauze, open cotton cloth charged with carbolic acid, 

 resin, and paraffin. A. Ligature, catgut or other 

 material rendered aseptic by soaking in antiseptic 

 solutions. The antiseptic treatment of wounds 

 looks to thorough asepsis and antisepsis as regards 

 the wound, the instruments, the operator's hands, the 

 dressings, etc. See, also, ListeHan Method. 



Antisepticism (an-te-sep' -tis-izm) [avri, against ; af/ipte, 

 putrefaction]. The theory or systematic employment 

 of antiseptic methods. 



Antisepticize (an-te-sep 1 '-tis-iz) [avri, against ; cippic, 

 putrefaction] . To render antiseptic ; to treat with 

 antiseptics. 



Antiseptin (an-te-sep' -tin) [avri, against ; or/iptc, putre- 

 faction]. Zinc boro-thymate iodid. Consists of 85 

 parts zinc sulphate, 2.5 parts each of zinc iodid and 

 thvmol, and ten parts boric acid. An antiseptic. 

 Unof. 



Antiseption (an-te-sep/ -shun) [avri, against ; orftyiq, 

 putrefaction]. Same as Antisepsis. 



Antiseptol (an-te-sep' -to/) [avri, against ; ch^nc, putre- 

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faction]. Cinchonin iodosulphate. An odorless and 

 fairly effective substitute for iodoform. 



Antisialagogue (an-te-si-al' -a-gog) [avri, against ; 

 oia'/.ov, spittle ; ayuyoc, leading] . I . Acting against 

 ptyalism. 2. A remedy or a medicine that is effective 

 against salivation. 



Antisialic (an-te-si-al' -ik) [avri, against ; aia/.ov, saliva]. 

 1. Checking the flow of saliva. 2. An agent that checks 

 the secretion of saliva. 



Antispadix (an-te-spa' -diks) [avri, against ; a-6^/^, 

 a palm branch]. In biology, a group of four tentacles 

 on the right side of the male Nautilus, the spadix, an 

 organ analogous to the hectocolylised arm, being on 

 the left side. 



Antispasis (an-tis' -pas-is) [aeri, against ; a^aeiv, to 

 draw]. Revulsion ; revulsive treatment. 



Antispasmodic (an-te-spas-mod'-ik) [avri, against ; 

 o-aauoq, a spasm]. 1. Tending to relieve spasm. 2. 

 An agent allaying or relieving convulsions or spas- 

 modic pains, as the narcotics, the nitrites, etc. 



Antispastic (an-te-spas' -tik) [avri, against ; o~~ aaruioq, 

 drawing]. I. Revulsive; counter-irritant. 2. Anti- 

 spasmodic. 3. A revulsive agent. 4. That which 

 counteracts spasm. An antispasmodic. 



Antisplenetic (an-te-splen-et'-ik) [avri, against ; splen, 

 the spleen]. Remedial in diseases of the spleen. 



Antistasis (an-tis' -tas-is) [avri, against; ardaiq, a 

 standing] . Opposition ; opposing effect. 



Antistrumatic (an-te-stru-mat'-ik). Same as Anti- 

 strumous. 



Antistrumous (an-te-stru' -mus) [avri, against ; struma, 

 a scrofulous tumor]. Effective against struma or 

 scrofula. 



Antisudorific (an-te-su-dor-if'-ik) [avri, against ; sudor, 

 sweat; facere, to make]. Checking the excretion 

 of sweat. 



Antisyphilitic (an-te-sif-il-it'-ik) [avri, against ; Syphi- 

 lus, a Latin proper name]. 1. Effective against 

 syphilis. 2. A remedy directed against, or used for 

 the relief of, syphilis. Usually an alterative. 



Antithenar (an-tith' -en-ar) [avri, against; devap, the 

 hollow of the hand or foot]. 1. Opposite to the thenar. 

 2. A muscle that extends the thumb, or opposes it 

 to the hand : an antithenar muscle. A. Eminence, 

 the border of the palm of the hand from the base 

 of the little finger to the wrist. A. Muscles, of the 

 toe and of the thumb : the abductor pollicis pedis, and 

 the flexor brevis pollicis manus ; also, the first dorsal 

 interosseous muscle. See Afuscles, Table of. 



Antithermic (an-te-ther'-mik) [avri, against; Qkpfirj; 

 heat] . Cooling ; antipyretic. 



Antithermin (an-te-ther' -min) [avri, against ; dipfjjj, 

 heat], C,,H u O,X r Phenylhydrazin-levulinic acid, a 

 coal-tar derivative used in four to eight grain doses as 

 an antipyretic, analgesic, and antiseptic. It is apt to 

 give rise to gastralgia. Unof. 



Antitoxic (an-te-toks'-ik) [avri, against ; to£ik6v, 

 poison]. Antidotal ; counteracting poisons. 



Antitoxin (an-te-toks' -in) [avri, against ; toxin, a toxic 

 ptomaine; roginov, poison]. A substance formed in 

 the body of animals, either naturally or in consequence 

 of inoculation with some pathogenic bacteria, that 

 neutralizes the toxic products of these organisms. 



Antitragic \an-tit-raj' -ik) [avri, opposite to ; rpdyog, 

 the tragus]. Pertaining to the antitragus. 



Antitragicus (an-tit-raj' -ik-us) [avri, opposite to ; 

 rpdyoc, the tragus]. Pertaining to the antitragus. A. 

 Muscle, a mere rudiment in man; it arises from the 

 antitragus, and extends to the cauda of the helix. 



Antitragus (an-tif '-ra^-us) [avri, opposite to; rpdyoc, 

 the tragus]. An eminence of the external ear opposite 

 the tragus. 



