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DRYING OILS 



pulp-cavity of a tooth for the purpose of giving egress 

 to matter formed there in the process of suppuration 

 of the pulp. 



Drimys (dri'-mis) [dpi/ivq, piercing]. A genus of 

 magnoliaceous trees, largely S. American. D. gran- 

 atensis, D. mexicana, and D. winteri afford Winter's 

 Bark, an aromatic and stimulant tonic, formerly in 

 repute as an alterative. Unof. 



Drink [ME., drinken, to drink]. To swallow a liquid. 

 The liquid that is swallowed. A draught. 



Dripping Sheet (drip'-ing shet). A means of reduc- 

 ing temperature in fever, entirely distinct from the wet 

 pack. The patient is placed erect in a tub containing 

 twelve inches of water at ioo°. A linen sheet (the 

 coarser the better) is dipped in water at 70 , which is 

 reduced daily two degrees until 48 is reached. This 

 sheet is thrown over the patient from behind, covering 

 the head and body, so that it clings to the person. 

 The attendant now makes rapid passes with both hands, 

 beginning anteriorly and posteriorly, so as to produce 

 friction and afflux of blood to the surface. Occasion- 

 ally cold water at from 40 to 70 is thrown on from a 

 cup and friction renewed. The procedure is also 

 said to be useful in anemia. 



rivelling (driv'-el-ing) [ME., drinclen\ I. An invol- 

 untary flow of the saliva, as in old age, infancy, idiocy, 

 and mental stupor. 2. Senile weakness of mind. 



Drivers' Spasm (dri'-verz spazni). See Spasm. 



Dromograph (drom'-o-graf) \6popoq, a course ; ypdoeiv, 

 to write]. An instrument for registering the velocity 

 of the blood-current. 



See Gictta and Minim. I. To let fall in glob- 

 ules or drops, as a liquid. 2. To let fall from the 

 womb. 3. A spheric mass of fluid-material. D.- 

 culture, in bacteriology, a culture prepared by placing 

 a drop of the infected material in a culture-medium. 

 D. -meter. See Dosimeter. D.-serene. See Gutta 

 serena. D. -shoulder, the condition in which one 

 shoulder is on a much lower level than the other ; 

 not uncommonly met with in hysterical girls. 



Dropped Hand, or Wrist (dropt hand or rist). A 

 form of paralysis from lead-poisoning, consisting in 

 the inability to contract the extensors of the forearm. 

 D. Foot, a deformity, especially observed in alco- 



»holic peripheral neuritis, and dependent upon weak- 

 ness of the flexors of the foot, 

 ropper (drop'-er) [ME., droppen, to drop]. A bottle, 

 tube, or pipet, fitted for the emission of a liquid drop 

 by drop. See Stopper-dropper. 

 ropsical (drop f -sik-al) [ydpuip, dropsy]. Affected 

 with or pertaining to dropsy. 

 Dropsy (drop'-se) [t'rfpwi/;, dropsy]. See Hydrops. D. 

 of Belly. See Ascites. D. of Brain. See Hydro- 

 cephalus. D., Cardiac, that due to failure of compen- 

 sation in cardiac disease. D., False, an accumula- 

 tion of liquid in a cavity of an organ from obstruction 

 of the outlet ; a retention-cyst. D. of Chest. See 

 Hydrothorax. D. of Peritoneum, ascites, hydro- 

 peritoneum. D. of Pericardium, hydropericardium. 

 D. of Spine. See Spina bifida and Hydrorrhachis. 

 D. of Testicle. See Hydrocele. D. of Uterus. See 

 Hydrometra. 

 Drosera (dros'-er-ah) \8poacp6c, dewy]. Sundew; the 

 D. rotundifolia , native of U. S. and Europe. An 

 antispasmodic, useful in whooping-cough and other 

 spasmodic coughs. Dose of the fluid extract tt\v-xx ; 

 of the tincture (1 in 10) n\v-xv. Unof. 

 Droserin (dros'-er-in) \p~pocep6c, dewy]. A ferment 

 resembling pepsin and found in the digestive secretions 

 of most of the insectivorous plants. 

 Drown [ME., drownen, to drown]. To deprive of life 

 by immersion in a fluid. 



Drowning (drown' -ing) [ME., drownen, to drown]. 

 Depriving of life by immersion in a fluid. D., Intra- 

 uterine. See Intra-uterine. D., Treatment of. See 

 Artificial Respiration. 



Drowsy (drow'-ze) [AS., driisan, to sink]. Inclined 

 to sleep ; sleepy. 



Drug [ME., drugges]. A substance, simple or com- 

 pound, natural or prepared, single or mixed with 

 other substances used as a medicine. D., Antago- 

 nistic, one that neutralizes the action of another by a 

 process other than chemic. D. -eruptions. See 

 Dermatitis medicamentosa. D. -habit, the acquiring 

 of a tolerance for a drug after long administration, 

 by which its physiologic action in normal dose is 

 abolished. This may be avoided by intermitting the 

 remedy from time to time. 



Druggist (drug'-ist) [ME., drugges\ One who deals 

 in drugs. 



Drum [ME., drumme\ The tympanum. The laby- 

 rinth of a bird. D. -belly. See Tympanites. D. of 

 Ear. See Tympanum. D.-head. See Membrana 

 tympani. 



Drumin {drum' -in) [Drummond, a botanist]. A name 

 given to the alkaloid extractive of Euphorbia drum- 

 mondii, an Australian plant. It is said to be a local 

 anesthetic, and is claimed, also, to be an impure 

 calcium oxalate. Unof. See Anesthetic. 



Drummers' Palsy (drum' '-erz pawl'-ze). A form of 

 occupation-neurosis, dependent upon the constrained 

 attitude of the hand in beating a drum. 



Drummond's Whiff. See Signs and Symptoms, Table of. 



Drumstick - bacillus. See Bacteria, Synonymatic 

 Table of. 



Drunkard (drunk' -ard). One given to excessive in- 

 dulgence in spirituous drinks. D.'s Liver, a cir- 

 rhotic liver. D.'s Pneumonia, a grave form of 

 pneumonia occurring in drunkards ; it is usually 

 fatal. 



Drunkenness ( drunk' -en-nes) [AS., druncen, 

 drunken]. Acute or habitual alcoholic intoxication. 

 See Alcoholism, Dipsomania, Inebriety. 



Drupe (driip) [Spvivxa, an over- ripe olive]. In biol- 

 ogy, a stone-fruit, as the cherry, peach, and plum. 



Drupelet (driip/ -let) [dpvmra, an over-ripe olive]. A 

 little drupe. 



Drupetum (dru-pe' -turn) [drupa, a drupe]. In biol- 

 ogy, an aggregation of drupes, as in a blackberry. 



Druse (driis) [Ger.]. A wound that does not com- 

 municate with any surface ; a rupture of the tissues 

 with no superficial lesion. 



Dry (dri) [ME., drye\ I. Without moisture. 2. 

 Barren. 3. To evaporate. D.-ash System. See 

 Dry-earth System. D. Belly-ache. See Girdle- 

 pain. D. Caries. See Onychomycosis. D. Cup- 

 ping. See Cupping. D. -earth System, Dry-ash 

 System; a method of disposing of feces by mingling 

 with them dry earth or ashes in sufficient quantity to 

 absorb all moisture from them, so as to render them 

 inodorous and to prevent decomposition. D. Gan- 

 grene. See Gangrene. D. Itch. Synonym of 

 Lichen. D. Labor, one in which there is but a slight 

 discharge of liquor amnii. D. Mouth. See Xeros- 

 tomia. D. -nurse, a nurse who attends and feeds a 

 child, but does not suckle it. D. Pile, a hemorrhoid 

 that does not bleed. D. Pleurisy, pleurisy without 

 effusion. D.-scall, a synonym of psoriasis. D.- 

 swimming, swimming exercise in the air, a useful 

 gymnastic measure. D. Tetter. See Psoriasis. D. 

 Wine, a wine containing little or no sugar. See 

 Wines. 



Dryer's Test. See Tests, Table of 



Drying Oils. See Oils and Fats. 



