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Bose's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Boss (bos) [ME., bos']. A wide, flattish protuberance, 

 as on the skull or on a tumor. 



Bosselated (bos' -el-a-ted) [ME., bos}. Covered with 

 bosses or small nodules. 



Bosselation (bos-el-a'-shun) [ME., to], A boss-like 

 elevation of the surface. 



Bostock's Catarrh. See Diseases, Table of. 



Bostryx (bos'-triks) [fiooTpvxog, a curl]. In biology, 

 a helicoid cyme. 



Boswellia (boz-wel'-e-ah) [after Bosivell, a Scotch 

 botanist]. A genus of burseraceous trees of S. Asia 

 and E. and Central Africa. B. carteri furnishes 

 olibanum, as also B. serrata. 



Bosworth's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Bot (pot) \botus, a belly worm]. The larva of certain 

 species of flies of the genus CEstrus, which are con- 

 veyed into the stomach of man, where they hatch. 

 Also the thread- worm, Oxyuris vermicularis. See 

 Parasites (Animal), Table of. 



Botal, or Botallo, Duct of. See Duct. B., Fora- 

 men of. See Foramina, Table of. B., Valve of. 

 See B. , Foramen of. 



Botalismus (bot-al-iz' '-mtis). See Botulismus. 



Botanic (bof-an-ik) [ftoravr/, an herb]. Pertaining to 

 botany. B. Physician, a title assumed by certain 

 persons who profess to use only vegetable remedies. 

 See Eclectic. 



Botanist (bot f -an-ist) \fioravri, herb]. A student of 

 botany. 



Botanophile (bot-an' -o-fil) [(ioravri, herb; tyiXelv, to 

 love]. Botanic dilettanti. Persons fond of botany, 

 but not true botanists. 



Botany (bot'-an-e) [jiorav?], an herb]. The science of 

 plants — their classification and structure. B. Bay 

 Gum. See Acaroides. 



Bote (bot). See Passivism. 



Bothria (both' '-re-ah) [L.]. Plural of Bothrion, or of 

 Bothrium. 



Bothriocephalus (both-re-o sef'-al-us) \$oQpiov, a pit ; 

 netyaAr], a head] . A genus of tapeworms. See Tape- 

 worm. B. latus, the Broad tapeworm; a common 

 parasite of man in certain European localities. It 

 may reach twenty-five feet in length, with a breadth of 

 three-fourths of an inch. It is also called Tenia lata, 

 and Dibothrium latum. See Parasites (Animal), 

 Table of. 



Bothrion (both' -re-on) \fSodpiov, a pit]. I. A small 

 cavity ; the socket of a tooth. 2. A facet, or fosset, 

 such as is seen upon the head of most of the tape- 

 worms. 3. A deep corneal ulcer. 



Bothrium (both' -re-um). See Bothrion. 



Botium (bo f -she-um) [L.]. A goiter or tumor of the 

 neck. B. trachelophyma. Synonym of Goiter. 



Botrel's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Botryoid (bof -re-oid) [fidrpvg, a cluster; elfiog, likeness]. 

 Resembling in shape a bunch of grapes. 



Botryomycosis (bot-re-o-tni-ko' '-sis) \_$6rpvg, a bunch of 

 grapes; fihuriq, a fungus]. A disease of horses in 

 which nbromatous nodules form in the lungs. It is 

 dependent upon the presence of a microorganism 

 called Botriomyces. 



Botryose (bot'-re-os) [fidrpvc, a cluster of grapes]. An 

 inflorescence constructed on the plan of a raceme. 



Botryo-therapeutics (bot-re-o-ther-ap-u' -tik:) [B6rpvg, 

 a bunch of grapes ; depairevracr/, medical art] . See 

 Grape-Cure. 



Bots (botz), Bott (bot). See Bot. 



Bottcher's Cells. Small cells in the cochlea, occur- 

 ring in a single layer in the basilar membrane. B.'s 

 Crystals, peculiar microscopic crystals formed by 

 adding a drop of a one per cent, solution of phos- 



phate of ammonia to a drop of prostatic secretion. 

 They are composed of a phosphate formed from a 

 base that exists in prostatic fluid, and that is sup- 

 posed to impart to it its peculiar odor. B.'s Test. 

 See Tests, 1 'able of. 



Botteker's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Bbttger's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Bottini's Operation. See Operations , Table of. 



Bottle (bof -I) IM.E., botel; Fr., bouteille]. A vessel, 

 usually of glass, with a narrow neck. B., Feeding, 

 a flat flask with a nipple of India-rubber attached, 

 used for feeding infants. B. Nose, a common name 

 for Acne rosacea. B., Specific Gravity, a Florence 

 flask graduated to contain 500-1000 grains of water, 

 with the weight of which an equal volume of any other 

 liquid may be compared. B. -stoop, in pharmacy, a 

 block so grooved that it serves to hold a wide-mouthed 

 bottle in an oblique position while a powder is being 

 dispensed from it. B.-wax, a hard, stiff variety of 

 wax used in sealing bottles. 



Botts (botz). See Bot. 



Botulinic Acid (bot-u-lin' -ik as' -id) [botulus, a sau- 

 sage]. An acid asserted to exist in putrefying sau- 

 sages, and to constitute their specific poison. 



Botulism (bof-u-lizm), Botulismus (bot-u-liz'-mus) 

 \botulus, a sausage]. Sausage-poisoning. See Allan- 

 tiasis, Blunzen, and Allanto-toxicon. 



Bouchard's Diet. See Treatment, Methods of. B.'s 

 Method. See Treatment, Methods of. B.'s Nod- 

 ules, nodules appearing upon the phalangeal joints 

 of the hands of persons suffering with gastrectasis. 



Bouchut's Tubes. A variety of tubes for intubation of 

 the larynx. 



Bougard's Paste. A caustic paste containing bichlorid 

 of mercury, chlorid of zinc , arsenic , cinnabar, starch , and 

 wheat flour. It is used as an application to carcinoma. 



Bougie (boo-zhe') [Fr., a candle]. A slender, cylin- 

 drical instrument made of waxed silk, catgut, etc., 

 for introduction into the urethra or other passage, 

 for the purpose of dilation, exploration, etc. Some- 

 times bougies are covered with preparations that are 

 thus conveyed to the inner mucous surfaces. B., 

 Armed, a bougie with a piece of nitrate of silver or 

 other caustic attached to its extremity. B., Filiform, 

 a whalebone or other bougie of very small size. 



Bouhou (boo-hoo'). See Boohoo. 



Bouillaud's Disease. See Endocarditis, and Diseases, 

 Table of. 



Bouillon (boo-e-yon'(g)) [Fr.]. An alimentary broth 

 made by boiling meat, usually beef, in water. A soup. 

 Also a liquid nutritive medium made by boiling meat, 

 for the culture of microorganisms. Peptonized bouil- 

 lons and solutions of powdered meats have also been 

 used. B. of Liebig, made by dissolving Liebig's 

 meat extract, 5 grams, in boiling water, 100 grams, 

 neutralizing with bicarbonate of soda and filtering. 

 Its nutritive value is increased by adding glucose. 



Bouisson's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Bouknemia (book-ne' -me-ah). Synonym of Elephan- 

 tiasis arabum. 



Boulesis (boo-le'-sis). See Bulesis. 



Boulimia (bno-lim'-e-ah). See Bulimia. 



Boulopeithia (boo-lo-pi'-the-ah). See Bulopeithia. 



Boulton's Solution. A solution used in the form of a 

 spray in the treatment of rhinitis. Its formula is, com- 

 pound tincture of iodin TT\xx ; carbolic acid (cryst. ) , 

 TT\yj ; glycerin, 2j vij ; distilled water, j§v. This is 

 placed in a water bath at ioo , in a tightly-corked 

 bottle until the solution becomes colorless, and is then 

 filtered. 



Bouquet (boo-ka') [Fr.]. I. In anatomy, a clusterj 

 of nerves, blood-vessels, or muscles. 2. The delicate 



