BROMANIL 



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BRONCHIECTASIS 



of bromin, and is much used as an antipyretic, in 10- to 

 1 5 -grain doses. 



Bromanil [pro' '-man-il) [/3pw,woc, a stench; anilin\, 

 C 6 Br 4 2 . A compound obtained by heating phenol 

 with bromin and iodin in water. It consists of golden- 

 yellow, shining leaflets or thick plates that melt and 

 sublime. 



Bromated Antifebrin (pro' -ma-ted an-te-feb'-riti). See 

 Antisepsin. 



Bromatography (bro-mat-og' '-ra-fe) \fipiifia, food ; 

 -ypd(j>Tj, a writing]. A description of or treatise on 

 foods. 



Bromatology (bro-mat-ol'-o-je) [/?pw//a, food ; ?.6yog, a 

 science]. The science of foods. 



Bromethyl (brom-eth'-il). See Ethyl Bromid. 



Bromid, or Bromide (bro'-mid, or -mid) [fipufioc, a 

 stench]. Any haloid of bromin; those of calcium, 

 iron, ammonium, potassium, and sodium are the ones 

 mainly used in medicine. They allay nervous excite- 

 ment, promote tranquillity, and are largely employed 

 as sedatives. B. of Ethyl. See Hydrobromic Ether. 



Bromidia {pro-mid' '-e-ah) \_3pup.og, a stench]. An 

 American nostrum containing in each fluid dram 

 chloral hydrate and potassium bromid, each gr. 15, ex- 

 tract of cannabis indica and extract of hyoscyamus, 

 each gr. one-half. Dose 3J. 



Bromidrosiphobia (bro-mid-ros-e-fo' -be-ah) \fipup.og, a 

 stench ; itipug, sweat; oo/3oc, fear]. Insane dread of 

 offensive personal smells, with hallucinations as to the 

 perception of them. 



Bromidrosis (bro-mid-ro' -sis) [(ipufiog, a stench ; Idpag, 

 sweat] . Osmidrosis ; an affection of the sweat-glands 

 in which the sweat has an offensive odor. It is usu- 

 ally associated with chronic local hyperidrosis, especially 

 of the feet. The odor is due to a specific decomposi- 

 tion of the sweat from the presence of the bacterium 

 fztidum. 



Bromidum (br& '-mid-um) [/3pu[wg, a stench] . Bromid ; 

 a salt of bromin. 



Bromin, Bromine, or Bromum (bro-min, or -mum) 

 \_(ipup.og, a stench]. Br = 80; quantivalence 1. A 

 reddish-brown liquid, which, at ordinary temperatures, 

 gives off a heavy, suffocating vapor. In its elementary 

 form it is a very active escharotic, and internally a 

 violent poison. It is used by inhalation and as an 

 escharotic. Dose gtt. ij, largely diluted. The salts 

 of bromin are cerebral and cardiac depressants, and 

 highly valuable as hypnotics. The salts of the alkaline 

 metals are those most commonly used. They are 

 cerebral and spinal depressants, also alterative, anti- 

 spasmodic, and hypnotic. Ammonii bromidum, 

 NH 4 Br, prismatic crystals. Dose gr. v-xx. Auri 

 bromidum. See Aurum. Calcii bromidum, Ca- 

 Br 2 , granular and deliquescent. Dose gr. v— %j. 

 Ethyl bromid, C 2 H 5 Br, useful in spasmodic coughs. 

 Dose rt^x-^j. Ethylene bromid. See Ethylene. 

 Ferri bromidi, Syr., contains ten per cent, of the 

 salt. Dose Jss— j. Lithii bromidum, LiBr, granular 

 and deliquescent. Dose gr. v-xx. Nickel bro- 

 midum. See Nickel. Potassii bromidum, KBr, 

 colorless, cubical crystals. Dose gr. v-gj. Sodii 

 bromidum, NaBr, colorless, monoclinic crystals. 

 Dose gr. v-jjj. Zinci bromidum, ZnBr 2 , granular, 

 deliquescent powder. Dose gr. l />—\y 



Brominism, Bromism (bro'-min-izm, bro'-mizm) 

 [ftpfonog, a stench]. Certain peculiar phenomena 

 produced by the excessive administration of the 

 bromids. The most marked symptoms are headache, 

 coldness of the extremities, feebleness of the heart's 

 action, somnolence, apathy, anesthesia of the soft, 

 palate and pharynx, pallor of the skin, and a peculiar 

 eruption of acne which is one of the earliest and most 



constant symptoms. There is also anorexia with less 

 of sexual power and atrophy of the testes or mam- 

 mae. The patient may become almost imbecile. 



Bromo-Caffein (bro-mo-kaf -e-in) [bromin; caffein]. 

 A proprietary effervescing preparation containing caf- 

 fein. It is used for the relief of headaches. 



Bromochloralum {pro-mo- klo-raV '-um) [fipufioq, a 

 stench; chloral]. A proprietary antiseptic and disin- 

 fecting compound, containing the bromid and chlorid 

 of aluminum. 



Bromoform (pro' -mo-forni) [jlpujiog, a stench ; forma, 

 form], CHBr 3 . A bromid having a structure like 

 that of chloroform, CHC1 3 ; it is an active anesthetic. 

 Its use is not followed by vomiting. It causes irrita- 

 tion of the conjunctiva and respiratory organs. It is 

 used in whooping-cough in doses of gtt. ij-v in a mix- 

 ture of wine and water. Unof. 



Bromography (pro-mag 1 '-ra-fe) . Same as Bromatog- 

 raphy. 



Bromoiodism (bro-mo-i'-o-dizm) [Bromism; iodistn~\. 

 Poisoning by bromin and iodin compounds together. 



Bromol (bro'-mol), C 6 H 2 Br 3 OH. Tribromophenol ; an 

 antiseptic substance used in the form of a powder, solu- 

 tion (1 : 30 olive oil), or ointment (1 : 10). Internally 

 it is used in cholera infantum and typhoid fever. Dose 

 g r - tW- Unof. 



Bronchadenitis (brongk-ad-en-i'-tis) [j3p6yx ia > the 

 bronchial tubes; adrjv, gland; trie, inflammation]. 

 Inflammation of the bronchial lymphatic glands. 



Bronchaphrosia (brongk-af-ro' '-ze-ah) \fip6yx La > bron- 

 chial tubes; a<pp6g, foam]. Obstruction due to the 

 presence of froth in the bronchioles. 



Bronchi (brong'-ki) [fip6yxog, the windpipe]. The 

 two tubes into which the trachea divides opposite the 

 third dorsal vertebra, called respectively the right and 

 the left bronchus. 



Bronchia (brong' '-ke-ah) [flpdyxog, the windpipe]. The 

 bronchial tubes, especially those that are smaller than 

 the two bronchi. 



Bronchial (brong' -ke-al) \fipf>yx o S> the windpipe]. 

 Relating to the bronchi or to their branches, or to the 

 smaller air-passages in the lungs. B. Arteries, 

 branches of « the thoracic aorta, three or four in num- 

 ber. They are the nutrient vessels of the lungs. See 

 Arteries, Table of. B. Catarrh, the simplest form of 

 acute inflammation of the bronchi. It is the so-called 

 " cold on the chest." The feeling of oppression and 

 constriction, with slight mucous discharge, is due to 

 hyperemia and swelling of the mucous membrane of 

 the larger bronchi. B. Fluke. See Distoma ringeri. 

 B. Glands, the chain of glands running beside the 

 bronchi . They frequently undergo pathologic enlarge- 

 ment and give rise to a group of symptoms — cough, 

 pain, spasmodic dyspnea, dysphagia, and change in 

 the voice. The enlargement is usually tuberculous in 

 nature. 



Bronchiectasis (brong-ke-ek' -tas-is) [_[ip6yxog, the 

 windpipe ; inraaig, dilatation]. A term denoting the 

 dilatation or relaxation of the walls of the bronchi, 

 arising from inflammation and other causes. It is 

 very rare as a primary condition, but is frequently 

 associated with some chronic pulmonary disease. It 

 occurs most frequently in pulmonary tuberculosis at the 

 apex of the lung, but is also frequently seen in the 

 bronchi at the base of the lung. It may involve a 

 tube uniformly for some distance, producing the cylin- 

 drical form; or it may occur irregularly in sacs of 

 pockets, the sacculated form. If the whole lung be 

 involved in the change we have produced the so-called 

 turtle lung. The characteristic symptom of bron- 

 chiectasis is paroxysmal coughing, with the expectora- 

 tion of large quantities of mucopurulent, often fetid, 



