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BASE 



Aboiemeni. B. Disease, a guttural, barking cough, 

 with nervous disorder and impairment of the will ; 

 cynobex hebetis. 



Barleria {bar-W -re-ah) [L.J. A genus of acanthaceous 

 plants. B. buxifolia and B. ciliata, of India, are 

 aperient. B. prionitis, of S. Asia, is employed as a 

 polychrest. Unof. 



Barley (bai^-le) [ME., barly\. A cereal belonging 

 to the order Graminece ; the most common variety, 

 Hordeum distichon, is much used as a food, and also 

 in the preparation of malt. B. Decoct. (B. P.). 

 Dose 5J-iv. B. Pearl, is the decorticated grain, 

 rounded and polished. B. Water, decoctum hordei, 

 a decoction consisting of two ozs. of Pearl B. boiled 

 in one and one-half pints of water and afterward 

 strained. See Ptisan. B. Sugar, saccharum hordea- 

 tum ; practically a glucose. Applied also to an amor- 

 phous mass obtained by melting cane-sugar. 



Barnes's Curve. In obstetrics, the segment of a cir- 

 cle, having for its center the sacral promontory, its 

 concavity looking backward. B.'s Dilators, gradu- 

 ated rubber bags used for dilating the cervix uteri 

 in the induction of abortion or premature labor. B.'s 

 Method. See Treatment, Methods of 



Barograph (bar'-o-graf) \_3d.poc , weight ; ypaqciv, to 

 record]. A self- registering barometer. 



Baromacrometer (bar-o-mak-rom' -et-er) [j3dpoc, weight; 

 fjuiKooc, long; pirpov, measure]. An apparatus for 

 ascertaining the weight and length of new-born infants. 



Barometer (bar-om' '-et-er) \_3dpoq, weight ; perpov, a 

 measure]. An instrument for determining the weight 

 and tension of the atmosphere. It consists essentially of 

 a glass tube about 36 inches long, closed at one end, 

 filled with mercury, and inverted in a basin of mer- 

 cury. The mercury will sink in the tube until it rests 

 at a height of about 30 inches at the sea-level, the 

 height varying as the atmospheric pressure increases or 

 diminishes. B., Aneroid, a metallic box from which 

 the air has been exhausted, the tension being indi- 

 cated by the collapsing or bulging of the thin corru- 

 gated cover, which is connected with a movable index. 

 B. -maker's Disease, a form of chronic mercurial 

 poisoning among the workmen who make barometers. 

 It is due to the inhalation of the fumes of mercury. 



Barometrograph (bar-o-mef '-ro-graf). See Barograph. 



Baroscope {bar 1 '-o-skop) [3dpoq , weight ; gkotveIv, to 

 observe]. An instrument used for determining the 

 lo>> of weight of a body in air, compared with its 

 weight in a vacuum. A form of baroscope has been 

 invented by Esbach for the quantitative determination 

 of urea. 



Barosma (bar-oz'-mah) [3d/wc, heavy ; ocutj, smell]. A 

 plant of the order Rutace<e, native to the Cape of Good 

 Hope and vicinity ; several species of which yield the 

 Bucliu of commerce. 



Barosmin (bar-oz'-min) \3dpoq, heavy; baufj, smell]. 

 A precipitate from the tincture of Barosma crenata. 

 Dose grs. ij-iij. Unof. 



Barras (bar' -as) [Fr. ] . Turpentine obtained in the S. 

 of France, chiefly from Pinus pinaster. 



Barrel-shaped Chest. See Emphysema. 



Barrenness (bar* '-en-nes) [ME., bareynesse\ Sterility 

 in the female. 



Barrier's Method. See Treatment, Methods of. 



Barruel's Apparatus. An arrangement for charging 

 water with carbonic acid. 



Sarsac (bar-sahk') [Fr.]. A white French wine, often 

 with a bitter-sweet, resinous flavor. 



Bartholin, Canal of. See Duct. B., Duct of. See 

 Duct. B., Foramen of. See Foramina, Table of. 

 B., Glands of. See Gland. 



Bartholinitis (bar-tho-lin-i' -tis) [Bartholin, a Danish 

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physician ; inc, inflammation] . Inflammation of the 

 vulvo-vaginal gland. 



Bartisch's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Bartlett's Apparatus. A splint or dressing for frac- 

 ture of the clavicle with dislocation. 



Barton's Bandage. See Bandage. B. Fracture. 

 See Fracture and Diseases, Table of. B. Handker- 

 chief, a form of temporary dressing for a wound. See 

 Handkerchief Dressing. B. Operations. See Opera- 

 tions, Table of 



Baruria (bar-u' '-re-ah) [^dpoc, heavy ; ovpov, urine]. 

 Abnormally high specific gravity of the urine ; also the 

 condition of the body associated therewith. 



Barwell's Apparatus. An apparatus for the treatment 

 of talipes by means of continuous traction on the foot. 

 B. Operations. See Operations, Table of . 



Barwood Red. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Baryacoia (bar-e-ak-oi'-ah). See Baryecoia. 



Baryecoia (bar-e-ek-oi' '-ah) [3apvriKoia, hardness of hear- 

 ing] . Hardness of hearing ; partial deafness. 



Baryencephalia (bar-e-en-sef-a' -le-ah) \_3apvq, heavy ; 

 b/Kspay.oc, brain]. Dulness of intellect. 



Baryglossia (bar-e-glos'-e-ah) [3apvq, heavy; y/.uoaa, 

 a tongue]. Thick, slow utterance. 



Barylalia (bar-e-la' -le-ah) \flapvq, heavy; /.aXia, 

 speech]. Thickness and dulness of speech ; bary- 

 phonia. 



Barymastia (bar-e-mas' '-te-ah) [3apir, heavy ; uaoroc, 

 breast]. Same as Barymazia. 



Barymazia (bar-e-nui' '-ze-ah) \_3apvq, heavy ; pa^dc , 

 breast]. Heaviness or large size of the mammae. 



Baryodmia (bar-e-od' '-me-ah) \Jiapix, heavy ; bdpij, 

 odor]. A heavy, disagreeable odor ; also a subjective 

 sensation as of a disagreeable smell. 



Baryodynia (bar-e-o-din'-e-ah) \_3apvq, heavy ; o6vvjj, 

 pain]. Severe pain. 



Baryphonia (bar-e-fo 1 '-ne-ah) \_3ap'vq, heavy ; <puvr), a 

 voice]. A difficulty of speech. 



Baryphonic (bar-e-fon' '-ik) [/fapfcc, heavy ; pwwy, voice]. 

 Affected with baryphonia. 



Barysomatia {bar-e-so-ma' -she-ah) [,3apir, heavy ; 

 autia, body]. Excess in the weight of the body. 



Baryta, or Barytes (bar-i'-tah, or bar-i'-tes) [3apic, 

 heavy]. Oxid of barium. See Barium. B. Green. 

 Same as Manganese Green. 



Barythymia {bar-e-thim' '-e-ah) [3apvq, heavy ; dvudq, 

 mind]. A melancholy, gloomy, or sullen state of 

 mind. 



Basaal (ba'-sa-al) [Malay]. An East Indian tree, 

 Embelia basal ; its fruit is a vermifuge ; its leaves are 

 soothing and demulcent. Unof. 



Basad (ba'-sad) \J3dciq, a foundation]. Toward the 

 basal aspect. 



Basal (ba'-sal) [/?d<r*c, a foundation]. Pertaining to or 

 located at the base. See Basilar. B. Ganglia. See 

 Ganglion. 



Basanastragala {bas-an-as-trag f -al-ah) [3doavoq, tor- 

 ture ; aarpdya/Mg, heel, ankle]. Gout in the heel or 

 ankle. 



Basculation (bas-ku-Ia'-shun) [Fr. , basculer, to swing]. 

 The movement by which retroversion of the uterus is 

 corrected when the fundus is pressed upward and the 

 cervix drawn downward. 



Bascule Movement (bas'-l'fil tnoo-S-ment) [Fr. bas- 

 cule, a swing]. The recoil of the heart in its systolic 

 motion. 



Base (bds) [3daic, a foundation]. The lower part, as, the 

 base of the brain. In chemistry, an element or radicle 

 that combines with an acid to form a salt. The 

 electro-positive molecule or radicle of a compound. In 

 dentistry, the plate upon which artificial teeth are held. 

 In pharmacy, the most important part of the prescription. 



