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proposed for astasia, as in this affection there is rarely 

 absolute inability to stand. D. Dysbasia. See 

 Astasia - abasia . 



Dystaxia (dis-taks'-e-ah) [due-, bad ; rd^tq, regulation, 

 order]. Ataxia, or partial ataxia. 



Dysteleologic (dis-te-le-o loj'-ik) \pvq-, ill ; releoq, per- 

 fect ; /Jyoq, science]. Pertaining to Dysteleology. 



Dysteleology (dis-te-le-ol' -o-je) \J>vq-, ill ; rtleoq, 

 perfect ; Aoyoq, science] ; The study of rudimentary 

 and useless organs, such as the vermiform appendix. 



Dysthanasia (dis-than-a' -ze-ah) \_Svq-, painful ; ddva- 

 roq, death]. A slow and painful death. 



Dysthelasia (dis-thel-a 1 '-ze-ah) \dvq-, ill ; 6r//id^eiv, to 

 suck]. Difficulty in sucking or in giving suck. 



Dysthesia (dis-the' -ze-ah) [dvoOereeiv, to do, or feel 

 ill]. I. Ill condition, especially ill health due to a non- 

 febrile disorder of the blood-vessels. 2. Impatience ; 

 fretfulness ; ill-temper in the sick. 



Dysthetic (dis-thef '-ik) [dvodereeiv, to do or feel ill]. 

 Of the nature of a dysthesia ; cachectic. 



Dysthymia (dis-thlm' -e-ah) [rfuc-, bad; dvudq, mind]. 

 Melancholy or mental perversion. D. algetica, men- 

 tal perversion due to peripheral nerve-irritation. D. 

 neuralgica, mental perversion due to facial or other 

 neuralgias. 



Dystithia (dis-tith' '-e-ah) \&vq-, difficult ; rirdri, a 

 nipple]. Difficulty of nursing or inability to nurse at 

 the breast. 



Dystocia [dis-to' -se-ah) \Svq-, difficult; rdnoq, birth]. 

 Difficult labor. D., Fetal, difficult labor due to such 



fetal irregularities as displacement of the arm, exces- 

 sive size, plural pregnancy, monsters, etc. D., Ma- 

 ternal, due to some defect on the side of the mother, 

 as pelvic deformity or disease. 



Dystonia [dis-to' '-ne-ah) \pvq-, ill ; rovoq, tone]. Dis- 

 order or lack of tonicity. 



Dystopia (dis-to' -pe-ah) \Jivq-, ill; rowoq, place]. Dis- 

 placement of any organ. 



Dystrophia (dis-tro'-fe-ah). See Dystrophy. 



Dystrophic (dis-tro' -fik) \6vq-, bad; rpoy?/, nourish- 

 ment]. Poorly nourished. 



Dystrophoneurosis [dis-trof-o-nu-ro'-sis) \p~vq-, bad; 

 Tdptyt], nourishment; vevpov, a nerve; vdaoq, disease]. 

 A disturbance of nutrition caused by abolition or 

 perversion of nervous influence ; or a nervous disease 

 caused by ill-nutrition. 



Dystrophy (dis' '-tro-fe) \6vq-, bad ; rpdtyrj, nourish- 

 ment]. Imperfect or faulty nourishment. D., Prim- 

 ary Muscular. See Atrophy, Idiopathic Muscular. 



Dystropodextrin (dis-tro-po-deks' -trin) \pvq-, bad ; 

 rperreiv, to turn; dexter, right]. A starchy material 

 existing in normal blood, and but slightly soluble. 



Dysulotous (dis-u' -lo-tus) [tivoovkuroq ; fivq-, bad; tv?J/, 

 scar]. Healing with difficulty. 



Dysuria (diz-u' '-re-ah) [dye-, ill ; ovpov, urine]. Difficult 

 or painful urination ; it may be due to calculi, cystitis, 

 spasm, stricture. 



Dysuric (diz-u' -rik) \pvq-, ill; ovpov, urine]. Affected 

 with or relating to dysuria. 



Dysury (diz'-u-re). Same as Dysuria. 



E. Abbreviation of Eye and Emmetropia. 



E. M. F. Abbreviation of Electro-motive Force. 



Ext. Abbreviation of Extractum. 



Eagle-wood (e'-gl-wood). See Agallochutn. 



Ear (er) [ME., ere, ear]. The organ of hearing. It 

 consists of the outer or external ear, the middle ear or 

 tympanum, and the internal ear or labyrinth. Il- 

 lustrated details are shown in the annexed cuts. E.- 

 ache. See Otalgia. E.-bone, an auditory ossicle. 

 E., Cat's, a deformity of the ear, causing it to resem- 

 ble the ear of a cat. E. -cough, reflex cough from 

 irritation or disease of the ear. E. -crystal, an oto- 

 lith. E. -deformities. That insane, imbecile, and 

 idiotic persons often have deformities of the external 

 ear is a fact well established. Among the named de- 

 formities are the following : Blainville 's ear desig- 

 nates asymmetry of the two ears. Cagot ear is an 

 ear with no lower lobe ; but it is asserted that this is 

 a peculiarity of the Lapps, and not of the Cagots. 

 Darwin" 1 s ear lacks the upper part of the helix, and 

 the remainder of the helix contains nodules of carti- 

 lage. Morel's ear is large, flattened down, as if 

 ironed, with a thin.rim and depressed folds. In Staid' ' s 

 ear the helix is flattened and masked with the anti- 

 helix, neither the fossa ovalis nor the fossa scaphoidea 

 being visible. In Wildermulli s ear the anti-helix is 

 unduly prominent. See also Hccmatoma auris and 

 Diseases, Table of. E., Drum of. See 'I'ymfmntim. 

 E.-dust, the otoconia, q. v. E. -finger, the little 

 finger. E., Flap, a deformity of the ear in which 



it is pendulous, as in certain animals. E. -giddiness, 

 a synonym of Meniere's Disease. E.-hole, the exter- 

 nal auditory meatus. E., Inflammation of. See 

 Otitis. E., Internal, the Labyrinth, q. v. E.-lobe, 

 the lobe of the ear. E., Middle. See Tympanum. 

 E. -sneezing, sneezing produced by inflammation of 

 the ear. E. -spoon, a curet used in removing cer- 

 umen. E. -stone. See Otolith. E. -trumpet, an 

 instrument for gathering a larger number of waves of 

 sound to a focus, and thus improving the hearing of 

 those partially deaf. E. -tumor, Hematoma auris, 

 q. v. E. -vertigo, a synonym of Afeniere's Disease, 

 E. -vomiting, reflex vomiting from auditory dis- 

 ease. E.-wax. See Cerumen. E.-wig, an insect 

 [Forjicula auricularia) erroneously supposed to have 

 a fondness for secreting itself in the external audi- 

 tory meatus. 

 Earth (erth) [ME., erthe, earth]. In chemistry, a 

 name given to various metallic oxids or silicates, not 

 soluble in water and not affected by great heat. E., 

 Alkaline, the oxids and hydrates of calcium, magne 

 sium, strontium, barium, and other metals of the same 

 group. E. -bath, a sand bath. See Bath. E., Ci- 

 molian. See Cimolian. E. -closet, a privy in 

 which the dejecta are disposed of by the Dry-earth 

 System, q. v. E.-cure, the therapeutic use of earth, 

 soil, mud, or sand. E. -dressing, a dressing of earth 

 for wounds, bruises, etc. It has marked deodorizing 

 powers. E., Fuller's, a clay used as an absorbent 

 dressing for sores. See also Ammothcrapy, Bole. 



