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APOPLEXY 



the opposite usually occurs. 2. The total and normal 

 absence of sexual reproductive power. 



Apogeotropism (ap-o-je-of '-ro-pizm) [cnro-yaioq , from 

 the earth ; rpontKoq, turning]. In biology, tending to 

 turn upward or away from the ground. 



Apohyal (ap-o-hi' -al) [awo, from ; voeidr/q, shaped like 

 the letter upsilon] . Relating to the anterior (styloid) 

 cornua of the hyoid bone. 



Apokenosis (tip-o-ken'-o-sis) . See Apocenosis. 



Apokenotic (ap-o-ken-of -ik). See Apocenotic. 



Apolar (ah-po f -lar) [o priv. ; ■koAoq, the end of an axis]. 

 Having no pole. A. Cells, nerve cells without pro- 

 cesses. 



Apolepsis (ap-o-lep' -sis) [airbATjipig , a leaving off] . Sup- 

 pression or retention of a secretion or excretion ; 

 cessation of a function. 



Apolexis (ap-o-leks'-is) [awoArj^ig, a declining]. The 

 decline of life ; the stage of catabolism or decay. 



Apollinaris Water (ap-ol-in-a'-ris). A German alka- 

 line mineral water, highly charged with carbonic acid, 

 largely used for gout, rheumatism, etc., but possessing 

 little medicinal value. See Mineral Water. 



Apomorphia, or Apomorphin(<7^-o-w^ r'-fe-ah, or -mor'- 

 fiti) [and, from ; Morpheits, the god of sleep], C 17 H 17 - 

 2 N, = morphia — H 2 0. An artificial alkaloid, derived 

 from morphin. The hydrochlorate is the salt used, 

 and is a grayish crystalline powder. It is a systemic 

 emetic acting directly upon the vomiting center, and 

 is the quickest, most certain and least irritating of all 

 emetics. Unof. Dose gr. ^V" rV hypodermatically, or 

 gr. T \j-£ by the mouth. An expectorant in small 

 doses. A. injectio hypodermica (B. P.). Dose as 

 an expectorant by the mouth, gr. ss ; as an emetic, by 

 the mouth, gr. y^ ; hypodermatically, gr. J, Syrupus 

 apomorph. hydrochloratis. Dose ,^ss-j. 



Apomyelin (ap-o-mi f -el-iri) [into, from ; /xve/.og, mar- 

 row]. A peculiar phosphatized principle reported to 

 exist in the brain tissue and containing no glycerol. 



Apomyttosis (ap-o-mit-o / -sis) [aivonvaoeiv , to blow the 

 nose]. Any disease marked by stertor ; a sneezing. 



Apone (ap-on'\ [Fr. : a priv. ; 7?6vog, pain]. An ano- 

 dyne ; especially the concentrated tincture of capsi- 

 cum ; used externally for the relief of pain, and inter- 

 nally in small doses, diluted, for hemorrhoids, dyspep- 

 sia, and mania. Dose gtt. iij-x. Unof. 



Aponeurography (ap-o-nu-ro» f -ra-fe) [airovevpuotq, 

 aponeurosis ; ypa<pri, a writing]. A description of the 

 fascise, or aponeuroses. 



Aponeurology (ap-o-nu-rol' '-o-je) [airovevpwaie, apon- 

 eurosis; 7i6yoc, an account]. The science of the 

 fasciae or aponeuroses. 



Aponeurosis (ap-on-u-ro f -sis) [a7rd,from; vtvpov, a ten- 

 don]. A fibrinous membranous expansion of a tendon 

 giving attachment to muscles or serving to enclose 

 and bind down muscles. Remarkable for their size or 

 importance are the infra-spinous, enclosing the infra- 

 spinous muscle; that of the arm, of the deltoid muscle, 

 of the external oblique or abdominal, of the forearm, 

 of the leg, of the transversalis , of the head, etc., etc. 

 A. of Occipito-frontalis, the tendinous aponeur- 

 osis that separates the two slips of the occipito-frontalis 

 muscle. A. of Soft Palate, a thin but firm fibrous 

 layer, attached above to the hard palate, and becom- 

 ing thinner toward the free margin of the velum. A. 

 of Subscapular, a thin membrane attached to the 

 entire circumference of the subscapular fossa, and 

 affording attachment by its inner surface to some of 

 the fibers of the subscapularis muscle. A., Supra- 

 spinous, a thick and dense membranous layer that 

 completes the osseo-fibrous case in which the supra- 

 spinatus muscle is contained, affording attachment by 

 its inner surface to some of the fibers of the muscle. 



A., Vertebral, a thin aponeurotic lamina extending 

 along the whole length of the back part of the thoracic 

 region, serving to bind down the erector spina;, and 

 separating it from those muscles that connect the spine 

 to the upper extremity. 



Aponeurositis (ap-on-u-ro-si* ' -tis)[a~ovEvpu<piq , an apon- 

 eurosis ; iTir, inflammation] . Inflammation of an 

 aponeurosis. 



Aponeurotic (ap-on-u-rof -ik) [airovevpuaig, aponeuro- 

 sis] . Pertaining to or of the nature of an aponeurosis. 



Aponeurotome (ap-on-u' '-ro-tom) [anovevpuoiq, apon- 

 eurosis ; rdfiTj, a cut] . An instrument for dividing 

 fasciae. 



Aponeurotomy {ap-on-u-rof '-o-me) [airovevpuaiq, apon- 

 eurosis ; r6p.j], a cut]. The incision, dissection, or 

 anatomy of the fascia; ; fasciotomy. 



Aponipsis (ap-o-nip' -sis) [airovi^iiq, a washing]. A 

 washing ; especially an internal washing, anciently 

 performed by copious draughts of milk whey. 



Apopetalous (ap-o-pet'-al-us) [a7ro,away from ; nera'/ov, 

 leaf]. In biology, same as Polypetalous. 



Apophlegmatic (ap-o- fleg-mat ' -ik) [an-6, away; 

 (j>Mj/ia, phlegm]. Promoting the expulsion of mucus 

 from the air passages. 



Apophyllous (ap-o-fil 1 '-us) [hw6, from; (f>i>AAov,& leaf]. 

 In biology, having distinct calyx or perianth leaves. 



Apophysar (ap-off'-is-ar). See Apophysary. 



Apophysary (ap-off ' -is-a-re) [arrofveiv , to put forth]. 

 Pertaining to or of the nature of an apophysis. 



Apophyseal, Apophysial (ap-o-fiz'-e-al). Same as 

 Apophysary. 



Apophysis (ap-off '-is-is) \_citt6, from ; tyvcic, growth]. 

 In biology, a process, outgrowth, or swelling of some 

 part or organ, as of a bone, the internal process of the 

 mandible of a crustacean, or some part of a plant, e.g. 

 the seta of certain mosses. A. lenticularis, the 

 orbicular process of the temporal bone. A. raviana, 

 the processus gracilis of the malleus. 



Apoplectic (ap-o-plek' -tik) [airoirAe!;ia, apoplexy]. 

 Pertaining to or affected with apoplexy. A. Equiva- 

 lents, a name given to the premonitory symptoms 

 of apoplexy, indicating that the brain is subject to 

 alterations in the blood pressure, a condition that may 

 lead to serious consequences if the arterial walls are 

 diseased. 



Apoplectiform (ap-o-plek' -tif-ornt) [awxAeijia, apo 

 plexy ; forma, form]. Sudden, like apoplexy. 



Apoplectigenous (ap-o-plek-tif '-en-us) [arro7r?,ef /'a, j 

 apoplexy; yewaecv, to produce]. Producing apoplexy 

 or cerebral hemorrhage. 



Apoplectoid (ap-o-plek' -toid). Same as Apoplectiform. . 



Apoplexia (ap-o-pleks'-e-ah) [L.]. Apoplexy. A. 

 splenitis. Synonym of Anthrax. 



Apoplexy (ap'-o-pleks-e) [anoirAriS-ia, a striking down]. 

 The symptom-complex resulting from cerebral hemor- 

 rhage, effusion, or from the plugging of a cerebral 

 vessel. Modern writers mostly describe the pos#| 

 mortem appearances by other terms, as cerebral hemor- 

 rhage, effusion, thrombosis, etc. The chief symptom 

 is sudden loss of motion, sensation and consciousness 

 the patient falling and lying as if dead. There is 

 frequently a conjugate deviation of the eyes and a j 

 rotation of the head away from the paralyzed side, j 

 and tmvard the side on which the cerebral lesion exists.. 

 Death may result instantaneously, or shortly, or the pa- 

 tient may recover consciousness and then be found to 1 

 suffering from paralysis of one-half of the body ( HA 

 plcgia, q. v.). The bursting of a vessel in the lung 

 liver, etc., is sometimes called apoplexy of the lung 

 liver, etc. A., Capillary, from rupture and effusio 

 of capillaries. A., Ingravescent, a term applied 

 to a form of apoplexy in which there is a slowly pro* 





