APOPSVCHIA 







of blood from a ruptured vessel. A., Pulmonary, 

 escape of blood into the pulmonary parenchyma, with 

 laceration of its substance. A., Simple, the name 

 given to those cases of death from coma in which no 

 cerebral lesion is found. A., Spinal. See Hematomye- 

 lia. A., Splenic. Synonym of Anthrax. 



Apopsychia (ap-op-sik' -e-ah) [a-6, away ; u't'X'/, spirit]. 

 Syncope; fainting; a faint. 



Apoptosis (ap-op-to' -sis) [a-6, away ; -rixjic, a falling] . 

 A falling off, as of a crust, or of the hair ; loosening 

 of a scab or crust. 



Aporetin (ap-o-re'-tin) [a-6, from; pt)rivi),a, resin]. A 

 resinous substance found in rhubarb. 



Aporrhinosis (ap-or-in-o'-sis) [a-6, from ; pig, nose]. 

 A discharge from the nostril 



Aporrhipsis (ap-or-ip' -sis) [a— 6, away from ; pi—Teiv, to 

 throw] . The throwing off of the clothes or the bed- 

 clothes ; a symptom seen in some cases of insanity and 

 in delirium. 



Aposcythisis (ap-o-silh' -is-is) [a-oaKv%i-ziv , to scalp in 

 the Scythian manner]. The surgical or traumatic re- 

 moval of the scalp. 



Aposematic (ap-o-sem'-at-ik) [a-6, away from ; afjaa,z. 

 sign]. Applied to such colors as are used by ani- 

 mals as signals or warnings of some dangerous or 

 unpleasant quality, in repelling enemies. 



Aposepalous (ap-o-sep 1 '-al-us). See Polysepalous. 



Aposepsis {ap-o-sep' '-sis) [a-ocr/ipcc, putrefaction ; see 

 Sepsis']. Complete putrefaction. 



Aposia (ah-po' -ze-ah) [a priv. ; -6oic, a drinking] . Ab- 

 sence of thirst ; adipsia. 



Apositia (ap-o-sif -e-ah) [cnzo, from; oiroc, food]. 

 Aversion to or loathing of food. 



Apositic (ap-o-sit'-ik) [a-6, from ; cs'itoc, food] . Im- 

 pairing the appetite ; affected with apositia. 



Aposorbic Acid (ap-o-sor'-bik). See Acid. 



Aposphacelisis (ap-o-sfas-el' '-is-is) [a-oaoaKE/.iaig, a 

 dying of gangrene]. Mortification ; gangrene due to 

 constriction. 



Apospory (ap-os' -po- re) [cnro, away from ; a- opoc, seed] . 

 In biology, reproduction without the intervention of 

 spores in cases where sporogenesis ordinarily occurs. 



Apostasis (ap-os' -tas-is) [a—oaram^, a standing awav 

 from]. I. An abscess. 2. The end or the crisis of an 

 attack of disease ; termination by crisis. 3. An exfolia- 

 tion. In biology, the separation of organs by unusual 

 elongation of internodes. 



Apostatic (ap-os-taf-ik) [a-ooraotc, a standing away 

 from] . Relating to or of the nature of an apostasis. 



Apostaxis (ap-o-staks'-is) [a-6, from ; orai-ic, a 

 dropping]. A discharge of fluid by drops ; epistaxis. 



Apostem (ap'-o-stem), or Apostema (ap-o-ste> '-tnah) 

 [aTToarrjua, an abscess]. An abscess. 



Apostematic (ap-os temat'-ik) [a-oarrjua, an abscess]. 

 Relating to or of the nature of an abscess. 



Apostemation (ap-os-tem-a'-shun) [apostematio, abscess 

 formation]. The formation of an apostem or abscess. 



Apostematoid (ap-os-tem' ' -at-oid)[cnr6<m]pa, an abscess; 

 elSog, form]. Resembling an apostem or abscess. 



Aposthia (ah-pos'-the-ah) [a priv; -6o6q, penis, pre- 

 puce]. Absence of the penis or of the prepuce. 



Apostoli's Method. The use of strong electrolytic or 

 chemical galvano-caustic currents in the treatment of 

 diseases of the female generative organs, especially 

 uterine fibroids. 



Apostrophe (ap-os' -tro-fe) [arro, away ; arpidnv, to 

 turn]. The arrangement of chlorophyll bodies along 

 the side walls of the cells as a result of excess or 

 deficiency of light. Cf. Epistrophe and Dystrophe. 



Apostume (ap f -os-tum) [cnrooTy/m, an abscess]. An 

 abscess. 



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Aposyringosis (ap-o-sir-in-go'-sis) [cnro, from; avpiyg, 

 pipe]. The formation of or change into a fistula. 



Apotelesm (ap>-ot' '-el-eztn) [aTzari'/.taiia, result.] The 

 termination of a disease. 



Apothecaries' Weight. A system of weights and 

 measures used in compounding medicines. The Troy 

 pound of 5760 grains is the standard. It is subdivided 

 into 12 ounces. The ounce is subdivided into eight 

 drachms, the drachm into three scruples, and the 

 scruple into 20 grains. For fluid measure the quart of 

 32 fluid ounces is subdivided into pints, the pint into 

 16 fluid ounces, the ounce into eight fluid drachms, 

 and the fluid drachm into 60 minims. The following 

 abbreviations are used : — 



III, minim. 



gtt., gutta, a drop. 



9, scrupulus, a scruple 



(20 grains) 

 3, drachma, a drachm 



(60 grains). 



5, uncia, an ounce (480 



grains), 

 ft, libra, a pound. 

 O , octarius, a pint, 

 gr., granum, a grain, 

 ss., semissis, one-half. 



See Weights and Measures. 



Apothecary (ap-oth' '-e-ka-re) [a—oftijn/), a storehouse]. 

 A druggist. One who prepares and sells drugs, fills 

 prescriptions, etc. In Great Britain the apothecary is 

 also a physician, filling his own prescriptions. In the 

 United States it frequently happens that an authorized 

 practitioner is also an apothecary, but without the 

 degree of M. D. the practice of medicine is illegal. 



Apothecium (ap-o-the' '-se-um) [a—ofh/Kj), a storehouse]. 

 In biology, the saucer-shaped fruiting organ, or asco- 

 carp, of lichens and certain ascomycetous fungi. 



Apothem, or Apothema (ap'-o-them or ap-oth' -em-ah) 

 [a.Tz6, from; dkfia, a deposit]. A brown powder 

 formed by the open-air evaporation of a vegetable in- 

 fusion or decoction. 



Apothesis (ap-oth' -es-is) [airdtteotg, a putting back]. 

 The reduction of a fracture or luxation. 



Apotheter (ap-oth' -et-er). A navel-string repositor de- 

 vised by Braun, consisting of a staff with a sling 

 attached in which the prolapsed funis is placed and 

 carried up into the uterine cavity. 



Apothymia (ap-o-thl' -me-ah) [a-odiiuoc, distasteful, 

 disagreeable]. An aversion. 



Apotrepsis (ap-o-trep' -sis) [a—orpeipic , a turning away]. 

 The resolution of an abscess. 



Apozem, or Apozema (<tp'-o-z:m, or ap-oz' -em-ah) 

 [otto , away ; zeeiv, to boil] . A decoction, especially 

 one to which medicines are admixed. 



Apparatus (ap-ar-a'-tus) [apparatus, prepared]. The 

 instruments used in any science, art, or surgical opera- 

 tion. Anatomically the word is used to designate col- 

 lectively the organs effecting any specified work or 

 action. A. ligamentosus colli, the occipito-axoid lig- 

 ament, a broad band at the front surface of the spinal 

 canal that covers the odontoid process. 



Apparent (ap-a' -rent) [apparere, to appear] . Seeming ; 

 appearing to be like. A. Death. See Death. 



Apparition (ap-ar-ish' -un) [apparitio, an appearance]. 

 A visual delusion or hallucination. 



Apparitor (ap-ar'-it-or) [L., a helper]. A small coiled 

 tube worn at the ear to assist the hearing. 



Appendage (ap-en'-ddj) [appendere, to weigh; hang]. 

 That which is attached to an organ as a part of it. 

 See Appendix. A., Auricular, the projecting part of 

 the cardiac auricle. A., Epiploic. See Appendix. 

 A., Ovarian, the parovarium. 



Appendicectomy (ap - en - dis - ek'- to - me) [appendix ; 

 iKTourj, excision]. Excision of the appendix vermi- 

 formis. 



Appendicitis (ap-en-dis-i'-tis) [appendere, to hang upon 

 or to; irtq, inflammation]. Inflammation of the ap- 

 pendix vermiformis ; ecphyaditis. 



