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BATH 



to perforate the cranial vault and break up the base of 



the skull. 

 Basin (ha' -sin) [ME.,to'«]. I. The third ventricle 



of the brain. 2. The pelvis. B.-Trap. A trap or 



seat in the outlet of the basin of a water-closet, placed 



there to prevent the entrance into the apartment of 



noxious and offensive vapors and gases. 

 Basinasal (bas-e-na* 'sal) [basis, base ; nasus, the nose]. 



Relating to the basion and the nasion. 

 Basinerved {pas' -in-ervd) [basis, a base ; nervus, 



nerve]. In biology, applied to a leaf having all the 



veins or nerves springing from the base. 

 Basi-occipital (bas-e-o£-siJ/-i/-a/) [3daig, base; occiput, 



the back of the head]. A bone, separate in many 



of the lower vertebrate animals, forming the central 



axis of the skull. In adult human life, it is the basilar 



process of the occipital bone. 

 Basiocestrum (bas-e-o-ses' -trum) [3daig, base ; niorpov, 



a point]. A perforator for use in opening the fetal 



head in craniotomy. 

 Basio-glossus (bas-e-o-glos / -us) \_3aciq, base ; y'/uaca, 



the tongue]. That part of the hyoglossus muscle that 



is attached to the base of the hyoid bone. 

 Basion (ba'-se-on) [3aaig, base]. In biology, a point 



of measurement in craniometry, located at the middle 



of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum. See 



Craniometric Points. 

 Basiophthalmite (bas-e-off-thaF -nut) [/3daig, a base ; 



bodakfioc, eye]. In biology, the basal joint of the eye- 

 stalk in a stalk-eyed crustacean. 

 Basiotic (bas-e-of -ik) [(idcig, base ; ovg, ear]. Relat- 

 ing to the base of the ear. 

 Basiotribe (bas'-e-o-trib) [3dcrig , base ; rp!3eiv, to grind 



or crush]. An instrument used in craniotomy for per- 

 forating or crushing the fetal head. 

 Basiotripsy (bas-e-of '-rip-se) [3dcig, base ; rpiflet.v, to 



grind or crush]. The operation of crushing the fetal 



head. 

 Basipetal (bas-ip'-it-al) [basis, abase; petere, to seek]. 



In biology, applied to growth in plants from the apex 



toward the base. 

 Basipodite (bas-ip' -o-dlt) [3daig, base ; tvovq (ttoA), 



foot]. The basal joint of an arthropod limb, or the 



joint between the first and third. 

 Basipterygial (bas-ip-ter-if -e-al) [3daig, a base ; 



rrrepvyiov, a little wing, a fin]. At the base of the fin. 

 Basipterygoid (bas-ip-ter 1 '-ig-oid) [3daig, base ; Trrepv- 



ytov, a little wing]. Relating to the base of the ali- 



sphenoid bone. 

 Basirostral (bas-e-ros' '-tral) [basis, a base ; rostrum, a 



beak]. In biology, having to do with the base of a 



bird's beak. 

 Basirrhinal (bas-ir-i' '-nal) [Bdaig, base; pig, nose]. 



Relating to the base of the brain and to the nose. 



Applied to a cerebral fissure located at the base of the 



olfactory lobe. 

 Basis (ba'-sis) [3dmg, base]. Base, a. v. The Latin 



form is used to designate the lower or fundamental 



part of any organ, as B. cerebri, B. cordce, etc. 

 Basiscopic {bas-is-kop f -ic) [3daig, base ; (tkottecv, to 



see]. Looking toward or on the side of the base. 

 Basi-sphenoid (bas-e-sfe f -noid) [3dmg, base ; o<p<r/v, 



wedge ; eldog, form]. The lower part of the sphenoid 



bone. 

 Basisylvian (bas-e-sil' -ve-an) [basis, base ; Sylvius, an 



anatomist]. Applied by Wilder to the transverse 



basilar portion or stem of the Sylvian fissure. See 



Fissure, Table (and Diagram). 

 Basitemporal (bas-e-teni' -po-ral) [basis, base; tempora, 



the temples]. Relating to the base or lower part of the 



temporal bone. 

 Basivertebral (bas-e-ver' -te-bral) [basis, base ; verte- 



bra, a joint]. Relating to the basis or centrum of a 

 vertebra. 



Basophile (bas f -o-fil). See Basophilous. 



Basophilic (bas-o-fil' -ic) [3daig, base; <j>i/J.eiv, to love]. 

 Combining readily with bases ; stainable by means of 

 basic dyes. 



Basophilous (bas-ojf-il-us) [3daig, base ; fyiAeeiv, to 

 love]. Stained by basic rather than by acid dyes 

 (applied to certain cells and tissue-elements). 



Bassalia (bas-a'-le-ah) [3daao)v-3d0vg, very deep ; d'/.ia, 

 an assemblage]. In biology, a deep-sea realm distin- 

 guished by a characteristic fauna. 



Bass-deafness (bas-def-nes) [OF., basse, low; ME., 

 defen~\ . Deafness to certain bass-notes, the perception 

 of the higher notes being retained. 



Bassia (bas f -e-ah) [Bassi, an Italian botanist]. A 

 genus of E. Indian and African sapotaceous trees. 

 The mahua, B. latifolia, is cultivated in India for its 

 edible flowers, which afford on distillation an alcoholic 

 drink. B. longifolia and B. butyracea afford a sort 

 of vegetable butter. The bark and leaves of these 

 three species are used in rheumatism. Unof. 



Bassini's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Bassora Gum (bas f -o-rah-gum). An inferior gum, 

 much used in adulterating tragacanth. 



Bassorin (bas'-o-rin) [Bassora, an Asiatic city], 

 C 6 H 10 O 3 , or 2C 6 H 10 3 . A tasteless, odorless vegeta- 

 ble mucilage, insoluble in cold water, but rendered 

 soluble by alkalies ; it is found in gum tragacanth (of 

 Bassora) and in cherry and plum gums. See Carbohy- 

 drates, Table of. 



Bast (bast) [AS. , bast, a lime-tree]. The inner bark 

 of exogenous plants. The fibrous parts of the bark 

 are used in making cordage, and have a limited use in 

 surgery. 



Bastard (bas / -tard) [bastardus, a bastard]. I. Ille- 

 gitimate. 2. In biology, having the appearance of 

 being genuine. 



Bastards (bas f -tardz) [bastardus, a bastard]. The 

 name given to an impure sugar procured by concen- 

 trating molasses and allowing it to crystallize slowly 

 in moulds. 



Bastelaer's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Bastose (bas'-tos) [AS. , bcest, a lime-tree]. A com 

 bination of cellulose and lignin, comprising a complete 

 bundle of fibers, as in jute, or merely a covering upon 

 the unaltered cellulose. 



Basyl (ba / -sil) [Bdatg, base; vItj, principle]. The 

 electro-positive constituent of any compound. 



Bat (bat) [ME., baf\. An instrument of great delicacy 

 employed by Dr. Marshall Hall for the detection of 

 minute air-currents issuing from the lungs of those 

 apparently dead. 



Bateman's Drops. The tinctura pectoralis, N. F. ; a 

 weak tincture of opium, camphor, and catechu ; a 

 popular remedy in coughs. 



Bates's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Bath {bath) [AS., bath, a bath]. A bathing place or 

 room. The medium in which the body is wholly or 

 partly immersed. As therapeutic agents, baths are 

 classified according as water, vapor, air, etc. , is used ; 

 according to the temperature, as hot, temperate, cold, 

 etc. ; according to the end desired, as nutritional, 

 medicinal, stimulant, etc. Special forms of bath are the 

 moor, peat, mud-slime, pine-leaf, herb (hay, gentian, 

 camomile, juniper, marjoram, etc.), brine, sand, tan, 

 bran, malt, glue, soup, milk, whey, blood, wine, 

 guano, starch, soap, acid, iron, sulphur, carbonic acid, 

 compressed air, mustard, electric, etc. B., Acid, add 

 l}4, ounces of nitric acid and I to 3 ounces of HC1 to 

 30 gallons of warm water in a wooden or earthenware 

 vessel, and immerse the patient in this for about 10 to 



