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Behen-Nut {be* -ken nut). The seed of Moringa 

 pterygosperma, and M. aptera, trees of tropical coun- 

 tries. They afford Oil of Behen, or Oil of Ben. 



Behenolic Acid (be-hen-ol f -ik). See Add. 



Beindorffs Apparatus. A furnace for boiling water, 

 in use in pharmacies. 



Bela (be'-lah) [Hind.]. The dried, half-ripe fruit of 

 Aegle marmelos, or Bengal quince. It is a valuable 

 remedy for chronic diarrhea and dysentery. The ripe 

 fruit is slightly laxative. Dose ^ss-j. B., Ext. 

 Liq. (B. P.). Dose 3J-ij. Unof. 



Belching (belch' '-ing) [ME., belchen\. The expulsion 

 or throwing up of gas from the stomach. Eructation. 



Belemnoid (bel-em' '-noid) [[it'kefjivov, a dart]. I. Dart- 

 shaped ; styloid. 2. The styloid process of the ulna 

 or of the temporal bone. 



Belenoid (bel'-en-od). See Belonoid. 



Bell (pel) [ME., bel\ A hollow, metal sounding- 

 instrument. B. gastrula. See Archigastrula. B. 

 Metal, an alloy of copper, zinc, tin, and antimony. 

 B., Nerves of. The external and internal respiratory 

 nerves, etc. B. Sound, the sound produced in pneu- 

 mothorax by striking a coin, placed flat upon the 

 chest, by another coin. It can be heard through the 

 stethoscope placed over the affected side. 



Bell's Disease. See Periencephalitis and Diseases, 

 Table of. B. Law. See Law. B. Mania. See 

 Periencephalitis and Diseases, Table of. B. Oper- 

 ations. See Operations, Table of. B. Palsy or 

 Paralysis. See Diseases^ Table of. 



Belladonna (bel-ah-don' -ah) [It., belladonna, beautiful 

 lady]. Deadly Night-shade. A perennial plant of 

 the order Solanacece, indigenous to Southern Europe 

 and Asia, and cultivated in the U. S. Its proper- 

 ties are due to two alkaloids, atropin and belladonnin, 

 the latter thought to be identical with hyoscyamin. 

 Both leaves and root are employed. It is a mild nar- 

 cotic and anodyne and a powerful mydriatic ; also an 

 antispasmodic, and in small doses a cardiac, respiratory 

 and spinal stimulant. It is valuable in the inflamma- 

 tion of rheumatism, in gout, and in neuralgia. Dose of 

 the root and leaves gr. j. B., Folia, the leaves of 

 belladonna. B., Radix, the root of belladonna. The 

 preparations of the leaves are : B., Extractum Alco- 

 holicum. Dose gr. A-&- B., Tinct., 15 per cent. 

 Dose n\j-xxx. B., Unguent., contains extract 10, 

 dilute alcohol 6, benzoated lard 84 parts. From the 

 root are prepared : B., Abstractum. Dose gr. T V"j- 

 Unof. B., Emplastrum, alcoholic ext. of leaves 20, 

 resin-plaster 40, soap-plaster, 40. B., Extractum 

 Fluidum. Dose TT\j-v. B., Linimentum, fluid 

 extract 95, camphor 5. B., Succus (B. P.). Dose 

 tTLv-xv. B., Japanese. See Scopolia. Atropin 

 sulphate, an excellent antidote in opium-poisoning. 

 Lamellae atropinae (B. P.), each containing of 

 atropin -5-5^ grain. Liq. atropinae sulphatis (B. 

 P.). Dose Tmj-vj. Unguentum atropinae (B. 

 P.), grs. viij to the ounce. See Atropin. Dose gr. 

 jfftf~sV Homatropin. See Atropin. 



Belladonnin (bel-ah-don' -in) [see Belladonna], C I7 H., 3 - 

 X0 3 . An alkaloid found in Belladonna. It resem- 

 bles atropin, hyoscyamin, and hyoscin. It occurs 

 with atropin, and is likewise decomposed into tropic 

 acid and oxytropin (C„H 15 N0 2 ). See Belladonna. 



Belleric (bel-er'-ik) [Pers., balilah\ A variety of 

 myrobalan (a. v.) ; the fruit of Terminalia fellerica. 



Bellini, Ducts of. See Ducts. 



Bellocq's Canula. An instrument used in plugging 

 the nares. 



Bellon (bel'-on) [origin unknown]. Painter's (or lead) 

 colic. See Colic. 



Bellows (bel'-oz) [ME. , belowes\ An instrument for 



propelling air through a tube or small orifice. B. and 

 Blow-Pipe, a circular bellows nine or ten inches in 

 diameter, with a small gum -elastic tube, three or four 

 feet in length, terminating in a tapering metallic tube, 

 to be attached to a blow-pipe leading from it. The 

 bellows is worked by the foot, while with the blow- 

 pipe held in the hand, a jet of flame from a lamp may 

 be projected on the object designed to be heated. B. 

 Murmur, the Bruit-de souffle, q. v. ; also the funic 

 or placental souffle. 



Belly (beP-e) [ME., iefyl. See Abdomen. B.-ache. 

 See Colic. B. -bound, vulgar for constipated. B.- 

 button, the navel. 



Belmas's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Beloid (be'-loid) \jik7joc, an arrow]. Arrow-shaped or 

 styloid. 



Belonephobia (bel-o-ne-fc/ -be-ah) [[3e/Jvrj, a pin ; . 

 9o,3of , fear] . A morbid dread of pins and needles. 



Belonoid (bel' -on-oid) [fie/.ovr], a needle, bodkin]. Sty- 

 loid ; needle-shaped. 



Belt (belt) [ME., belf]. A girdle about the waist. B., 

 Abdominal, a broad, elastic belt worn about the 

 abdomen as a support during pregnancy. B., Mag- 

 netic, a belt consisting of plates of metal fastened 

 upon a strip of felt moistened with dilute acid. It is 

 a cure-all largely sold by empirics. 



Ben, or Benne Oil (ben, or ben' '-e). Oleum balatinum, 

 is obtained by expression from the seeds of the several 

 species of Moringia. It is a colorless, odorless oil, 

 not readily turning rancid. It is used by perfumers 

 for extracting odors, and for lubricating clocks and 

 light machinery. See Behen-nut and Sesame. 



Bence Jones's Albumin. See Albumin. 



Bendas's Method. See Stains, Table of. 



Bending (bend' -ing) [ME., bend\. Active Swedish 

 movements in which the body is bent or inclined in 

 various directions in order to develop certain portions 

 of the muscular system. 



Benedictine (ben-e-dik' '-tin) [benedicere, to bless]. A 

 liquor or cordial originally prepared by Benedictine 

 monks, and distilled at Fecamp, in France. It much 

 resembles chartreuse and trappistine. 



Benedikt, Syndrome of. Paralysis of the muscles sup- 

 plied by the oculo-motor nerves of one side and tremor 

 and paresis of the upper extremity of the other side. 



Beng (beng). See Cannabis Indica. 



Bengal (ben' -gal) [Hind. , Bengal J. A province of 

 India. B. Quince. See Bela. B. Red. Same as 

 Pose Bengale. 



Bengalin (ben' -gal-in) [Hind., Bengal"]. Same as 

 Courier's Blue. 



Benger's Food. Partially digested and solidified beef- 

 tea, used as a food for invalids. 



Benham, Gland of. See Gland. 



Benham's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Benign (be-nln'), or Benignant (be-nig' -nant) \benig- 

 nus, kind]. A term applied to medicines that 

 are characterized by mildness. It is used chiefly to 

 distinguish tumors that are not malignant (q. v.) or 

 carcinomatous. 



Benjamin, or Gum Benjamin (ben' -jam-in). See 

 B nzoin. 



Bennett's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Benson's Operation. See Operations, Table of 



Bent's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Benzal (ben f -zal). See Benzylidene. B. Green. 

 Same as Malachite Green. 



Benzaldehyd (ben-zal' -de-hid) [benzoin; aldehyd~\, 

 C 7 H 6 0. Bitter-almond oil ; a compound that results 

 from the oxidation of benzyl alcohol ; it is a colorless 

 liquid with a pleasant odor, and boils at 179 ; its 

 specific gravity is 1. 050 at 15 . It is soluble in 30 



