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less Crime. B. Glands. See Gland. B. Teeth, 

 the teeth behind the canines are so called because 

 they are situated on the inside of the cheeks. In the 

 human subject they are the bicuspids and molars. 



Buccinal (buk'-sin-al) [(3vnavr/, a trumpet]. In 

 biology, trumpet-shaped. 



Buccinator [buk' ' -sin-a-tor) [(ivnavrj, a trumpet]. The 

 thin, flat muscle of the cheek. See Muscles, Table of. 



Bucco [buk'-o). Same as Buchu. 



Bucco-labial (buk-o-la'-be-al) \bucca, the mouth; 

 labium, a lip]. Pertaining to the mouth and lip. 

 B. Muscle, the buccinator. See Muscles, Table of. 



Bucco-pharyngeal [buk-o-far-in' -je-al) \bucca, the 

 mouth ; dapvTitj, the pharynx]. Relating to the mouth 

 and to the pharynx. 



Buccula (buk' -u-lali) [L. , dim. of bucca, the cheek]. 

 The fleshy fold seen beneath the chin, and forming 

 what is called a double chin. 



Buchanan's Operations. See Operations, Table of. 



Buchu (bit' -kit) [native African]. The leaves of 

 several species of Barosma, yielding a volatile oil, to 

 which its properties are probably due, and a bitter 

 extractive, Barosmin. Dose gr. j-v. It causes a sensa- 

 tion of glowing warmth over the body, stimulates the 

 appetite, and increases the circulation. It is useful 

 in urethritis and affections of the genito-urinary mucous 

 membrane. Dose of the leaves, gr. xv-xxx. B., 

 Ext., Fid. Dose V^x-^'y B., Infusum (Unof.L 

 3j to Oj. Dose .^ss-ij. B., Infusum (B. P.). 

 Dose 3J-iv. B., Tinctura, (B. P.) Dose 3J-ij- 



Buck's Apparatus. An apparatus consisting of a 

 weight and pulley for applying extension to a limb. 

 B. Fascia, the superficial perineal fascia. B. 

 Method. See Treatment, Methods of. B. Opera- 

 tions. See Operations , Table of. 



Buckbean [buk'-ben) Bog-bean. The rhizome of 

 Menyanthes trifoliata, tonic, antiscorbutic, and era- 

 menagogue. It has been recommended as a vermi- 

 fuge, and has been used in functional amenorrhea. 

 Dose of fld. ext. n\,v-xxx. Unof. ' 



Bucke't Fever [buk'-et fe / -ver). See Fever. 



Buckeye Bark [buk'-i bark). The bark of ALsculus 

 glabra, astringent and tonic, and serviceable in rectal 

 irritation, prolapsus, and various uterine derange- 

 ments. Dose of fld. ext. gtt. iij-v. Unof. 



Buckhorn (buk' -horn). The horn of a buck. When 

 powdered or calcined, it is used by dentists for polish- 

 ing enamel, and fillings, and for removing light de- 

 posits of tartar. B. Fern, a fern, called also royal fern, 

 Osmunda regalis ; it is vaunted as a cure for rickets. 

 Unof. 



Buckle-shell (buk' -l-shel) [New Eng. dialect]. A 

 recently moulted lobster ; also called paper-shell 

 lobster, June lobster, or sand-lobster. 



Bucko (buk'-o). Same as Buchu. 



Buckthorn (buk' -thorn). See Frangula. B., Cali- 

 fornia. See Cascara Sagrada. 



Bucku (buk'-u). Same as Buchu. 



Buckwheat (buk'-hivet). The seed or grain of Fago- 

 pyrum escuientum and of other species of the same 

 genus. It is used to some extent as a substitute for 

 the true cereals. In theory, it takes a high rank as a 

 food ; but its free use tends to constipation, indigestion 

 and headache, and especially to a peculiar roughness 

 and itching of the skin. The flowers of the plant af- 

 ford rich bee-pasturage, but the honey is inferior. 



Bucnemia (buk-ne'-me-ah) [/M>, increase ; kvt//ut/, the 

 leg]. Inflammation of the leg characterized by tense- 

 ness and swelling ; elephantiasis ; also phlegmasia 

 dolens. B. Tropica. See Elephantiasis arabum. 



Bud (bud) [ME., budde, a bud]. In biology, the unde- 

 veloped germ-state of a leaf or flower. 



Budd's Disease. See Diseases, Table of. 



Budding (bud'-ing) [ME. , budden\ In biology, a 

 form of reproduction or cell-division, occurring among 

 the polyps and infusorise, in which a bud is given off 

 by the parent and comes to resemble the latter. The 

 bud may remain permanently attached or may form a 

 colony, each member acquiring a differentiation of 

 function, even to the formation of male and female ele- 

 ments. The process is also called Gemmation, a. v. 



Budge's Center. See Center. 



Buffalo Rubin (buf'-al-o i-u'-bin). See Figments, Con- 

 spectus of. 



Buffers' Consumption [buf'-erz con-sump' -shun). 

 The phthisis occurring among metal-polishers. 



Buffy Coat (buf'-e-kbt). A grayish or buff-colored 

 crust or layer sometimes seen upon a blood-clot, after 

 phlebotomy, and once looked upon as a sign of inflam- 

 mation. It is caused by the partial subsidence of the 

 red blood-corpuscles. 



Bufidin (bu'-fid-in) \bufo, the toad]. Phrynin ; an 

 alkaloid from the venom of the toad ; it is poisonous, 

 and said to resemble digitalin in its effects. 



Bufoniform (bu-fon' -if-orm) \bufo, a toad ; forma, 

 shape]. In biology, toad-like. 



Bugbane (bug' -ban). See Cimicifuga. 



Buggery (bug'-er-e) [OF., bougre, an heretic]. Sodomy; 

 bestiality. 



Bugle weed [bu'-gl-wed). The herb, Lycopus virgin it 

 cus, narcotic and astringent. Dose of fld. ext. 3 ss- 

 ij. Lycopin, concentrated extract. Dose gr. j-iv. 

 Unof. 



Buhach (bu' -hatch) [Serbo-croatian for flea-bane ; buha, 

 a flea] . The plant Pyrethrum cineraruzfolium. See 

 Insect Powder. 



Buhl's Disease. See Diseases, Table of. 



Bulam, or Bulama Boil [bu'-lam or bu-lam'-ah boil). 

 A boil occurring on the African island of Bulam ; 

 probably caused by a burrowing-worm or insect- 

 larva. B. Fever, a West-Africa coast fever, said to 

 be identical with yellow fever. 



Bulata (bul'-at-ah). See Batata. 



Bulb [bulb) [j3oA/36c, a bulb]. I. The expansion or 

 dilatation of a canal or vessel. 2. Applied to the 

 oblongata and pons. 3. A short underground stem 

 covered with fleshy leaf-bases or fleshy leaves, as the 

 onion and squill. B. of Aorta, the dilatation of the 

 aorta near its beginning. B. of Corpus Cavern- 

 osum, the muscle beneath the bulb of the urethra. 

 B. of an Eye, the eyeball. B. of Fornix. See 

 Corpora. B. of a Hair, the swelling at the root of 

 a hair. B., Olfactory, the expanded end of the 

 narrow olfactory lobe, commonly called olfactory 

 nerve or first cranial nerve. B. of a Tooth, the 

 papilla that forms the germ of a tooth. B. of 

 Urethra, the posterior expanded part of the corpus 

 spongiosum penis. B. of the Vagina, a small 

 body of erectile tissue on each side of the vesti- 

 bule of the vagina, homologous to the bulb of the 

 urethra of the male. B. of Vena Jugularis, the 

 dilatation at the beginning of the external jugular 

 vein. 



Bulbar {bid' -bar) [fiol(36c, a bulb]. Bulbous. Pertain- 

 ing to the medulla. B. Disease, or Paralysis, a 

 term applied to the progressive and symmetrical paral- 

 ysis of the facial muscles about the mouth, including 

 those of the tongue, pharynx, and sometimes those of 

 the larynx. This paralysis is due to a disease of the 

 motor nuclei in the medulla oblongata ; an acute and 

 a chronic form are met with. The acute form is due 

 to hemorrhage or softening ; the chronic to degenera- 

 tion. The chronic form is insidious in its approach, 

 the tongue often being the first organ involved ; the 



