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BACILLURIA 



Azolitmin {az-o-lif -min) [d priv. ; £o>?/, life; Dan. lak, 

 lac; moes, pulp], C 7 H 7 N0 4 . A deep blood-red color- 

 ing matter obtained from litmus. See Conspectus of 

 Pigments, under Pigment. 



Azoospermia (ah-zo-o-sper' '-me-ak) [d priv.; (u//, life ; 

 anepfia, seed]. Want of, or deficient vitality of, the 

 spermatozoids. 



Azoospermism (ak-zo-o-sperm' '-izm) [d priv.; £w^, 

 life ; OTTtp/ia, seed]. Absence of the spermatic ele- 

 ments from the seminal fluid. 



Azorella (az-o-rel'-ak) [L.]. A genus of umbellifer- 

 ous plants. A. glebaria. See Balsam Bog. 



Azoresorcin (az-o-rez-or' -sin) [d priv. ; Cwrdc, living ; 

 Fr. , resorcine~\ , C 12 H 9 N0 4 . A derivative of resorcin, 

 occurring as dark -red and greenish crystals. 



Azote (az'-ot) [d priv. ; £017, life]. A synonym of ni- 

 trogen. Azotic acid, nitric acid. 



Azotemia [az-o-te' -me-ah) \azotum, nitrogen ; atfia, 

 blood]. The presence of nitrogenous compounds in 

 the blood ; uremia. 



Azotenesis (az-o-ten-e' '-sis) \azotum, nitrogen]. Any 

 one of a class of diseases said to be due to a supera- 

 bundance of nitrogen in the system, such as carcinoma, 

 scurvy, gangrene, etc. 



Azotometer (az-o-tom' -et-er) \azotum, nitrogen ; fierpov, 

 a measure]. A device for the measurement of nitrogen. 



Azoturia (az-o-tu' -re-afi) \azotum, nitrogen ; urina, 

 the urine]. An increase of the urea and urates in the 

 urine. 



Azoxybenzene (az-oks-e-ben' '-zen) \_azotum, nitrogen ; 

 of vc , sharp ; benzene] , C 12 H 10 N 2 O. A compound 



obtained by the reduction of nitrobenzene. It forms 

 long yellow needles, easily soluble in alcohol and 

 ether, but not in water. It melts at 36 . 



Azulene (az'-u-len). Same as Cerulein. 



Azulin (az'-u-lin). See Conspectus of Pigments, under 

 Pigment. 



Azure (az' -ur) [ME., azure, blue]. Sky-blue. A. Blue. 

 Same as Cobalt Blue, and Ultramarine. A. Mala- 

 chite. See Azurite in Conspectus of Pigments, under 

 Pigment. 



Azurin (az'-ur-in). Same as Azulin. 



Azurite (az'-ur-lt). See Conspectus of Pigments, under 

 Pigment. 



Azygomatous (ah-zi-gom' '-at-us) [d priv. ; L,ryu/ia, the 

 zygomatic arch]. Destitute of zygomatic arches, as 

 the shrews. 



Azygos (az'-ig-os) [d priv. ; £vjoc, a yoke]. Applied to 

 parts that are single, not in pairs. A. uvula?, a small 

 muscle of the uvula. A. Vein, a vein connecting 

 the superior and inferior vena; cavse. 



Azygospore (az-i* '-go-spor) [d priv. ; £vy6v, yoke ; 

 OTropa, seed]. An asexually produced spore, but re- 

 sembling the sexual spore or zygospore. 



Azygous (az'-ig-us) [d priv. ; (vy6r, a yoke]. Not 

 paired; or, if paired, so blended as to seem one organ. 



Azymia (ah-zim' -e-ah) [d priv. ; fty^, a ferment]. Ab- 

 sence or lack of ferment. 



Azymic (ah-zim' -ik) [d priv. ; ^vfir], a ferment]. Not 

 giving rise to fermentation. 



Azzle Teeth (az' -l-teth) [E. dial., assal teeth], A name 

 given to the molar teeth. 



B 



B. In chemical terminology the symbol of Boron. 



Ba. The chemical symbol of Barium. 



B. A. A contraction of Balneum aqua, a water-bath ; 

 also, of Balneum arence, a sand-bath, and of Artium 

 Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Arts. 



B. M. A contraction of Balneum maris a sea- water 

 bath ; also of Medicines Baccalaureus, Bachelor of 

 Medicine. 



B. V. A contraction of Balneum vaporis, a vapor-bath. 



Babbitt Metal, a compound of metals used in prosthetic 

 dentistry for dies in swaging plates. 



Babe (bdb) [ME., babe]. An infant. 



Babes' Method. See Stains, Table of. B. Oven. 

 See Oven. 



Babul Gum (ba-bool') [Bengal]. The gum of the tree 

 Acacia arabica, or babul ; an inferior sort of gum arabic. 



Baby (ba'-be). Same as Babe. B.-farm. An institu- 

 tion for raising orphan and pauper infants. B.- 

 farming, the business of receiving and caring for the 

 infants of those who, for any reason, may be unable 

 or unwilling to bring up their own children. 



Baccaceous (bak-a'-she-us) \_bacca, a berry]. Like a 

 berry ; baccate. 



Baccate (bah' -at) \bacca, a berry]. Berry-like, or 

 bearing berries. 



Baccelli's Method. A method of treating aneurysm 

 by passing a wire thread into the sac. See Treat- 

 ment. B.Sign. See Signs and Symptoms, Table of 



Baccharis (bah'-ar-is) [ftliKKapir, a fragrant herb]. A 

 genus of composite trees. B. halimifolia, the ground- 



sel tree, a composite-flowered shrub of N. America; 



a decoction of the leaves and bark is a popular demul- 

 cent and pectoral medicine. Unof. 

 Bacchia {bak-'e-ah, or bak-i'-ah) \_Bacchus, the god of 



wine]. A synonym of Acne rosacea, a condition often 



found in drunkards. B. rosacea. Synonym of Acne\ 



rosacea . 

 Bacillar, or Bacillary (pas' -il-ar ; bas' -il-a-re) \_bacil- 



lum, a rod ; bacillus]. I. Relating to bacilli or to ai 



bacillus. 2. Consisting of or containing rods. 

 Bacilli [bas-W -i) \bacillum, a rod]. 1. Plural of] 



Bacillus, q. v. 2. In pharmacy, cylindrical lozenges! 



made by cutting the lozenge mass, and rolling it into 



a soft cylinder, on a pill-machine. 

 Bacillicidal (bas-il-is-'id' -al) \_bacillum, a rod ; cadern 



to kill]. Destructive to bacilli. 

 Bacillicide [bas-il'-is-td) \_bacillum, a rod; ccedere, to 



kill]. I. Destructive to bacilli. 2. An agent that 



destroys bacilli. 

 Bacilliculture (bas-W -e-kul-chilr) \l>acillum, a rod ; 



cultura, cultivation]. The artificial culture of bacilli 



for the purpose of studying their nature and life. 

 Bacilliform (bas-W -if-orm) \bacillum, rod ; forma, 



form]. Having the shape or appearance of a bacillus. 

 Bacillum (bas-W -um) [L.,a rod, a stick]. A sticks 



a cylindrical troche; an instrument for carrying a J 



sponge ; any one of the rods in the layer of rods and 



cones of the retina. 

 Bacilluria [bas-il-ti'-rc-ah) [bacillum, a rod ; ovpovi 



urine]. The presence of bacilli in the urine. 



