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BEBEERU BARK 



Battey's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Battledore {bat' -I- dor) [ME., batyldore\ An instru- 

 ment shaped like a racket. B. Hands. See Acro- 

 megaly. B. Placenta, one in which there is a mar- 

 ginal insertion of the cord. 



Battology (bat-oT -o-je) [3arro7joyia, a vain repetition]. 

 The idle or meaningless repetition of words. 



Baudelocque's Diameter. In obstetrics, the external 

 conjugate diameter of the pelvis. B. Method. See 

 Treatment, Methods of. 



Bauden's Apparatus. See Seutin's Apparatus. B. 

 Law. See La-v. B. Operations. See Operations, 

 Table of. 



Bauer's Apparatus, an apparatus for extending the leg 

 in hip-disease. The extension may be varied by means 

 of a rack-and-pinion arrangement. 



Bauhin, Valve of. The ileocecal valve. 



Bauhin's Glands. See Gland. 



Baum's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Baunscheidt's Method. See Treatment, Methods of. 



Baunscheidtism (baitm' -shit-izm). [Named from 

 Baunscheidt, the inventor]. A mode of treating rheu- 

 matism or other chronic neuralgias by counter-irrita- 

 tion, the latter being produced by pricking the exterior 

 of the part affected with fine needles dipped in oil of 

 mustard, formic acid or other irritant. 



Bavarian \bav-a'-re-an) [Bavaria\ Pertaining to Ba- 

 varia. B. Blue. See Pigments, Conspectus of. B. 

 Splint, a variety of immovable dressing in which 

 the plaster is applied between two flannel cloths. 



Bay-berry [ba' -ber-e) [ME., bay; bery~\. 1. The 

 berry of the Taurus nobilis, bay, or noble laurel. 2. 

 The wax-myrtle, Myrica cerifera, and its fruit. See 

 Myrica. 3. The pimento, or allspice. B. Rum and 

 B., Oil of. See Myrcia. B. Tree, the Taurus 

 nobilis ; also Prunus laurocerasus ; commonly called 

 the laurel and the cherry laurel. B. Aqua Lauro- 

 cerasi. See Acid Hydrocyanic, Dilute. 



Baycuru (bi-koo'-roo) [native S. A.]. The root of a S. 

 American plant, Statice braziliensis , one of the most 

 powerful astringents known. It is used for ulcers of 

 the mouth and for glandular enlargements. Dose of 

 the fid. ext. , n\v-xxx. Unof. 



Bayer's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Baynton's Bandage. See Bandage. 



Bazin (ba'-zin). Synonym of Molluscum contagiosum. 



Bazin's Disease. See Diseases, Table of. 



Bdella (del'-ah) [fidkWXa, a leech]. A leech. See 

 Hirudo. 



Bdellatomy (del-at'-o-me). See Bdellotomy. 



Bdellium (del'-e-um) [Heb., b' ' dolach\ A resinous 

 gum exuding from various species of balsamodendron. 

 B., Indian, somewhat valuable as an emmenagogue. 



Bdellometer (del-om'-et-er) [,W*/./a, a leech ; fiirpov,a. 

 measure]. A mechanical substitute for the leech, 

 consisting of cupping glass, scarificator, and exhaust- 

 ing syringe. 



Bdellotomy (del-of -o-me) [36k7.7.a, a leech; Topi/, a 

 cut]. The opening with the knife of the body of 

 a leech that is drawing blood ; by this means the 

 activity of the leech may be considerably prolonged. 



Bdelygmia [del-ig* -me-ah) [SSelvyfiia, disgust]. Ab- 

 normal disgust for food. That which is abhorrent or 

 repulsive. 



Beaded Hair. Synonym of Monilethrix. 



Beads, Rhachitic. " Rhachitic rosary; " the so-called 

 "beading of the ribs" in rickets; a succession of 

 visible and palpable swellings at the points where the 

 ribs join their cartilages. 

 Beak (bek) [ME., beeke\ I. The mandibular portion of 

 a forceps. 2. The lower end of the calamus scrip- 

 torius. 3. The pad or splenium of the callosum. 4. 



In biology, the rostrum, snout, or some corresponding 

 part of an animal. The apex of a bivalve, or the 

 cannular lips of a univalve shell. 



Beaker (be'-ker) [ME.,Ww]. A wide-mouthed glass 

 vessel much used in chemic laboratories. B. Cells. 

 See Cell. 



Beale's Cold-flowing Fluids. For injecting tissues. 

 {a) Blue: Dissolve 0.777 gm. of potassium fer- 

 rocyanid in 30 c. c. of glycerin ; mix 3.6 c. c. of 

 tinct. ferri chlor. with 30 c. c. of glycerin ; add the iron 

 mixture, drop by drop, to the potassium ferrocyanid 

 solution. Then add to this mixture 5.5 c. c. of 

 methylic alcohol, 30 c. c. of alcohol, and 88 c. c. of 

 water, shaking strongly, (b) Acid Glycerin Fluid : 

 Dissolve 0.194 gm. of potassium ferrocyanid in 30 

 c. c. of strong glycerin ; to 30 c. c. of strong glycerin 

 add 10 drops of tincture ferri chlor. Add the latter, 

 drop by drop, to the former, with constant shaking. 

 Then add 30 c. c. of water, to which 3 drops of HC1 

 have been added. This fluid flows well and does not 

 exude from the capillaries, (c) Carmin : Mix I gm. 

 of pulverized carmin with a little water and sufficient 

 ammonia to dissolve the carmin ; add 50 c. c of gly- 

 cerin and shake well. Then add gradually, with con- 

 stant shaking, 100 c. c. of glycerin, acidulated with 25 

 to 30 drops of HClor acetic acid. Test the fluid with 

 litmus paper, and if not decidedly acid add a few more 

 drops of acid. Then add 25 c. c. of alcohol and 75 

 c. c. of water. See Stains, Table of. B. Solution, 

 for staining histologic preparations. It consists of 

 carmin, I gm. ; ammonia, 3 c. c. ; glycerin, 96 c. c; 

 distilled water, 96 c. c; alcohol, 95 per cent., 24 

 c. c. Dissolve the carmin in the ammonia with 

 the aid of heat, boil for a few moments, and allow to 

 cool. After the odor of ammonia has disappeared add 

 the glycerin, water, and alcohol, and filter. If, after 

 standing for some time, the carmin precipitates, add a 

 few more drops of ammonia. 



Bean (ben) [ME., bene\ The seeds of several plants, 

 mostly Teguminosa:, especially that of the common 

 bean, Faba zntlgaris. In biology, the rounded, white, 

 fleshy, saccular termination of the ductus ejaculatorius 

 in the drone bee. B. of St. Ignatius. See Ignatia. 

 See also Tonka, Vanilla, Castor oil, etc. 



Bearberry (bar' -ber-e). See L'va ursi. 



Beard (bird) [ME., berde]. The hair on the lips, 

 cheeks and chin of adult men. On women, a beard is 

 of rare occurrence, and is sometimes accompanied by 

 other characteristics proper to the male sex. 



Bearing-down. The feeling of weight or pressure in 

 the pelvis in certain diseases. B.-d. Pains, uterine 

 pains in labor. Bearing-seat, a variety of the 

 Apron of Succor, q. v. 



Bear's-foot. Leaf cup. A composite- flowered plant, 

 Polymnia ut'edalia of N. America. A popular remedy 

 for enlargement of the spleen, or the " ague-cake" 

 of malarious regions. B. Ext. Dose gr. ss-j. B. 

 Fid. Ext. Dose Tt\nj-x. B. Infus., 3J of an 3J 

 to Oj. Unof. 



Beat (bet) [ME. , beten\. The pulsations of the blood in 

 the arteries, or the impulse of the heart. See Pulse. 



Beaten 'Woman's Herb. The European plant, Tamus 

 communis ; so called from its vulnerary qualities. See 

 lamus. 



Beating (bet'-ing). See Tapotement. 



Beaufils's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Beauperthuy's Method. A method of treating leprosy 

 by bathing with olive oil, the internal administration 

 of mercuric chlorid, abstinence from salted meats 

 and good hygiene. 



Bebeerin (be-be* '-rin). See Aectandra and Barine. 



Bebeeru Bark (be-be'-ru). See Nectandra. 



