APPENDICULAR 



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APTYALISM 



Appendicular (ap-en-dik' -u-lar) \appendicula, a small 

 appendixj. Pertaining to the appendix vermiformis. 

 A. Gland, a biramose gland attached to the sper- 

 matheca of queen bees. 



Appendix (ap-en'-diks) \_appendere , to hang upon or to : 

 pi. , Appendices]. What is accessory to or dependent 

 upon another. An appendage. A. auricularis, the 

 auricular appendage, a process of the auricles of the 

 heart. A. caeci vermiformis, a worm-shaped pro- 

 cess of the cecum. A. cerebri, the pituitary body. 

 A., Ensiform. See Xiphoid. A. epiploicae, pouch- 

 like, fatty projections of the peritoneum of the large 

 intestine. A., Xiphoid. See Xiphoid. 



Apperception ( ap-er-sep f -shun ) [ appercipere, to 

 receive]. The conscious reception or perception of a 

 sensory impression ; the power of receiving and appre- 

 ciating sensory impressions. 



Appert's Process. The preservation (" canning") of 

 meat, fruits, and vegetables by exclusion of air and 

 germs ; effected by hermetically sealing the substances 

 in tin cans after heating the contents to no° or more. 



Appetence (ap'-e-tens) \_appetentia , appetite]. An 

 appetite, or desire ; the attraction of a living tissue for 

 those materials that are appropriate for its nutrition. 



Appetency (ap'-e-ten-se). I. See Appetence. 2. In 

 biology, the doctrine propounded by Lamarck, in 

 which it is maintained that new organs can be pro- 

 duced in animals by the simple assertion of the will 

 called into action by new wants, and that the organs 

 thus acquired can be transmitted by generation. 



Appetite (ap'-e-tit) [appetere, to desire]. The desire 

 for food ; also any natural desire ; lust. A., Perverted, 

 that for unnatural and undigestible things, frequent in 

 disease and pregnancy. Anorexia, loss of appetite ; 

 Bulimia, insatiable appetite ; Hunger, the strong 

 desire and need of food. 



Appetizer (ap'-e-tl-zer) \_appetere, to desire]. A medi- 

 cine, or dose, taken to stimulate the appetite. 



Applanate (ap'-lan-at) \_ad, to; planus, flat]. In 

 biology, horizontally flattened. 



Applanatio (ap-lan-a' -she-o) [L.]. A flattening. A. 

 corneae, flattening of the entire surface of the cornea 

 from disease. 



Applanation (ap-lan-a' -shutt) \applanatio, a flattening]. 

 A flattening, as of the cornea. 



Apple (ap'-l) [AS., appel, an apple]. The fruit of the 

 tree, Pyrusmalus. A., Adam's. See Pomum adami. 

 A. -brandy, an alcoholic spirit distilled from cider; 

 cider-brandy. A. Extract. See Extractum ferri 

 pomatum. A. -eye, a synonym of Exophthalmos. 

 A. of the Eye, the pupil ; also, the eyeball. A. -jack. 

 See A.-brandy. A. -oil, amyl valerianate; prepared 

 from isoamyl-isovaleric ester. 



Application (ap-lik-a'-shun) \applicatio, an application]. 

 The act of applying anything, as a plaster, leech, band- 

 age, lotion, pad, or compress ; the thing so applied. 

 A. Colors. See Pigments, Colors, and Dyestuffs. 



Applicative (ap'-lik-a-tiv). See Conduplicate . 



Applicator (ap'-lih-a-tor) [L.]. An instrument used 

 in making applications ; especially, one used in uterine 

 or urethral surgery. 



Applier (ap-li'-er) \_applicare , to apply]. A dental in- 

 strument for making applications to teeth. 



Appolito's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Appolito's Suture. See Suture. 



Apposition (ap-o-zish' -un) \apponere, to apply to] . The 

 act of fitting together; the state of being fitted to- 

 gether. A. Theory, a theory concerning the growth 

 of the cell-wall, as held by Schmitz, Strasburger, etc., 

 viz., that stratified and other cell-walls of plants grow 

 in thickness by the deposition of new particles upon 

 the inner face of the cell. Growth in surface is the re- 



sult of a simple stretching of the wall by the pressure 

 of the contents. 



Approach (ap-roch') \ME.,approche~\. A drawing near. 

 A. Grafting, to inarch. 



Appropriation (ap-ro-pre-a'-shun) \appropriatio , a set- 

 ting apart] . Assimilation of nutriment. 



Approximal (ap-roks' '-im-al) [ad, to; proximus, next]. 

 That which is next to ; contiguous. In dentistry, per- 

 taining to contiguous surfaces, as approximal fillings. 



Appun's Apparatus. A device for determining the 

 overtones of a vowel by means of reeds. 



Apraxia (ah-praks'-e-ah) [d priv. ; ■Kpacativ, to do]. 

 Soul-blindness ; mind-blindness ; object-blindness ; an 

 affection in which the memory for the uses of things 

 is lost, as well as the understanding for the signs by 

 which the things are expressed. 



Aprication (ap-re-ka 1 '-shun) \_apricatio, a basking in the 

 sun]. The sun-bath ; sun-stroke. 



Aproctia (ah-prok-te' -all) [d priv.; wpuKTog, anus]. 

 Imperforation of the anus. 



Aproctosis ( ah-prok-to'-sis) [d priv. ; ivpunTdq, anus]. 

 See Aproctia. 



Aproctous (ah-prok' -tus) [d priv.; npunrdg, the anus]. 

 Having imperforation of the anus. 



Apron (a'-prtiti) [ME., apem~\. I. In surgery, a pro- 

 tection or covering for the body in surgical opera- 

 tions. 2. The omentum. A., Hottentot, artificially 

 elongated labia minora; velamen vulvce. A. of 

 Succor, a canvas appliance borne by two men, and 

 used for the transportation of wounded persons. 



Aprosexia (ap-ro-seks 1 '-e-ah) [d priv. ; npoaixsiv, to 

 give heed]. A mental disturbance consisting in in- 

 ability to fix the attention upon a subject. An inability 

 to think clearly and to readily comprehend what is read 

 or heard, sometimes observed in the course of chronic 

 catarrh of the nose or of the nose and pharynx. 



Aprosopa (ap-ros' ' -o-paK). See Aprosopia 



Aprosopia (ap-ro-so' -pe-ali) [d priv. ; wpdauTvov, the 

 face]. A form of fetal monstrosity with partial or 

 complete absence of face. 



Aprosopous (ap-ros' -o-pus) [d priv. ; ■Kpdcunov, the 

 face]. Exhibiting aprosopia. 



Aprosopus (ap-ros' '-o-pus) [d priv. ; irpdaunov, the face]. 

 An aprosopous fetus. 



Apselaphesia (ap-sel-af-e' '-ze-ah) [d priv. ; ijj?f2,d^»/aig, 

 touch]. Paralysis of the tactile sense. 



Apsithyria, or Apsiihuiea.(ap-sith-i'-re-ah, or -u'-rc-ah) 

 [d priv.; ipiOvpi^eiv, to whisper]. A term suggested 

 by Solis-Cohen for hysterical aphonia, in which the 

 patient not only loses the voice, but is unable even to 

 whisper. It is generally accompanied by double 

 paralysis of the vocal cords, but there is no paralysis of 

 the tongue, lips, or expiratory muscles. Charcot 

 especially advocates hypnotism in the treatment of the 

 condition. 



Apsychia (ap-sik'-e-ah) [d priv. ; tyvxht spirit]. Un- 

 consciousness ; a faint or swoon. 



Apta viro (ap'-tah vi'-rd) [L. : pi. , Apt<z viris~\. A 

 young girl who by mechanical means has been rendered 

 available for prostitution. 



Apterium (ap-te' '-re-uni) [d priv. ; irrepdv, a feather]. 

 In biology, a normally naked tract on a bird's skin. 



Apterous (ap'-ter-us) [d priv. ; nrepdv, a wing, a 

 feather]. In biology, destitute of wings or membran- 

 ous expansions. 



Aptitude (ap'-te-tud) [a/>titudo, fitness]. Fitness, ten- 

 dency. The natural proneness of an organism toward 

 certain functions or pathological conditions. 



Aptyalia (ap-ti-a'-le-ah) [dpriv. ; nrvaTiov, saliva]. See 

 Aptyalism. 



Aptyalism (ap-ti'-al-izm) [a priv. ; nrvaXit-eiv, to spit£ 

 Deficiency or absence of saliva. 



