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EMBLICA 



Elephantoid Fever (el-e-fan'-toid). See Fever. 



Elephas (el'-e-fas) [L.]. Synonym of Elephantiasis 

 arabutn. 



Eleuthera Bark (e-lu'-ther-ah). See Cascarilla. 



Eleutheropetalous (e-lu-ther-o-pef '-al-us) [eAevdepoe, 

 free ; weraAov, a leaf, a petal] . Polypetalous. The 

 same as choripetalous. 



Eleutherophyllous (e-lu-ther-o-fl' '-us) [eAevfiepoc, free ; 

 <j>bAAov, a leaf]. In biology, made up of distinct 

 leaves ; polypetalous or polysepalous. 



Elevator (el' '-e-va-tor) [elevare, to lift]. I. The same as 

 Levator. See Muscles, Table of. 2. An instrument 

 used in surgery and dentistry. E. Disease, one of 

 the professional neuroses, due to constant traveling in 

 an elevator. 



Elimination (e-lim-in-a' -shun) [e, out ; limen, thresh- 

 old] . Excretion ; the process of putting forth or out. 



Eliquation (el-ik-wa' -shun) [eliquare, to melt out]. The 

 separation of one substance from another by fusion or 

 melting. 



Elixir (e-liks'-er) [Arab., el iksir, the philosopher's 

 stone]. A sweetened, aromatic, spirituous prepara- 

 tion, which is practically a flavored syrup designed as 

 an excipient for extracts and tinctures. There are 

 many elixirs, only two of which are official in the U. S. 

 P. ; in the N. F. more than seventy are described. E. 

 aromaticum, aromatic elixir, comp. spirit of orange 

 12 c.c, syrup 375 c.c, precipitated calcium phosphate 

 15 gm., deodorized alcohol and distilled water, q. s. 



Elixiviation (e-liks-iv-e-a' '-shun). See Lixiviation. 



Elkodermatosis (el-ko-der-mat-o'-sis) [eAicor , an ulcer ; 

 6epp.a, skin; voaog, disease]. An ulcerative skin- 

 affection. 



Ellagic Acid (el-aj'-ik). See Acid. 



Elliot's Bassorin Paste. A paste used in the treat- 

 ment of eczema. It consists of bassorin, 10 drams ; 

 dextrin, 6 drams ; glycerin, 2 drams ; water, sufficient 

 to make 25 ]4, drams. It should be prepared cold. 



Elliptic, Elliptical (el-ip'-tik, -al) [iA'Aecipic, ellipse]. 

 Having the form of an ellipse. E. Amputation. 

 See Amputation. 



Ellis's Curved Line. See Line. E., Ligament of. 

 See Ligament . 



Ellison's Ventilating Bricks. See Ventilation. 



Elm. See Ulmus and Fremontia. 



Elocution (el-o-ku'-shun) [e, out of; loqui, to speak]. 

 The choice, arrangement, and delivery of words and 

 language, including the use of the voice, the action 

 of the lungs, diaphragm, gesture, etc. 



Elocutionist (el-o-ku' '-shun-ist) [e, out of; loqui, to 

 speak]. One who is skilled in the art of elocution. 

 E.'s Cramp. See Cramp. 



Elodea (el-o-de'-ah) [e?,6(h/c, marshy]. The marsh St. 

 John' s Worts ; a genus of hypericaceous plants. E. 

 virginica, common in the U. S. and Canada, is a 

 popular stomachic. Unof. 



Elodes (e-lo'-dez) [e'/.u(h/<;, swampy ; eAog, a swamp]. 

 Marsh or paludal fever; malarial fever. 



Elsberg, Plastidules of. See Lleredity. 



Elutriation (e-lu-tre-a'-shun) [elutriare, to wash out]. 

 A water-sifting process whereby the coarser particles 

 of an insoluble substance are separated from the finer. 



Ely's Operation. See Operations, Table of. E.'s 

 Table. See Pregnancy. 



Elythritis (rl-ith-ri'-tis). See Vaginitis. 



Elytratresia (el-it-rat-re' '-ze-ah) [eAvrpov, sheath ; 

 arpr/roc, imperforate]. Atresia of the vagina; colpa- 

 tresia. 



Elytreurynter (cl-it-ru-rin'-ter) [lAvrpov, sheath ; 

 ehpbveiv, to make broad]. Same as Colpcurvnlcr. 



Elytritis (el-il-ri'-tis) [eAvrpov, the vagina ; trie, 

 inflammation]. Inflammation of the vagina. 



Elytrocele (el'-it-ro-sel) [eAvrpov, sheath ; kt/At/, her- 

 nia]. Colpocele ; vaginal hernia. 



Elytroclasia (el-it-ro-kla' -se-ah) [eAvrpov, sheath ; kAcl- 

 eiv, to break]. Rupture of the vagina. 



Elytroncus (el-it-rong' -kus). Same as Elytrophyma. 



Elytrophyma (el-it-ro-f -mah) [eAvrpov, sheath ; (pv/ia, 

 a tumor] . Swelling or tumor of the vagina. 



Elytroplastic (el-it-ro-plas' -tik) [eAvrpov, sheath ; nAaa- 

 aeiv, to form]. Relating to elytroplasty. 



Elytroplasty (el' ' -it-ro-plasHe) [eAvrpov, sheath ; ■KAaa- 

 aecv, to form]. Plastic operation upon the vagina, 

 especially for vesico-vaginal fistula. 



Elytropolypus (el-it-ro-pol' '-ip-us) [eAvrpov, sheath ; 

 ■KOAvtrovQ, polypus]. Vaginal polypus. 



Elytroptosis (el-it-rop-to' -sis) [eAvrpov, sheath ; nrucng, 

 a falling]. Prolapse of the vagina. 



Elytrorrhagia (el-it-ror-a' '-je-ah) [eAvrpov, sheath ; 

 pr/yvvvai, to burst forth]. Hemorrhage from the 

 vagina. 



Elytrorrhaphy (el-it-ror' '-a-fe) [lAvrpov, sheath ; pa^i], 

 a seam]. Suture of the vaginal wall. An operation 

 to close the opening of the vagina in procidentia uteri. 



Elytrorrhea (el-it-ror-e'-ah) [eAvrpov, sheath ; poia, a 

 flow]. A vaginal leukorrhea. 



Elytrostenosis (el-it-ro-ste-no' -sis) [eAvrpov, sheath ; 

 arevoxnc, a contraction]. Colpostenosis ; vaginal 

 stricture. 



Elytrotome (el-if '-ro-tom) [eAvrpov, sheath ; rofiq, a 

 cutting]. An instrument for performing elytrotomy. 



Elytrotomy (el-it-rof -o-me) [p.vrpov, sheath ; ro/x//, a 

 cutting]. Surgical incision of the vaginal wall. 



Elytrum, Elytron (el' '-it-rum, -iron) [eAvrpov, a cover, 

 case : //. , Flytrap . In biology, one of the wing-covers, 

 wing-sheaths, or modified fore-wings of beetles ; also 

 one of the scales on the back of certain worms. 



Emaciation (e-ma-se-a' -shun) [emaciare, to make lean]. 

 Loss of the fat and fulness of the flesh of the body. 

 Leanness. 



Emaculation (e-mak-u-la' '-shun) [emaculare , to remove 

 spots]. The removal of freckles or other spots from 

 the face. 



Emanation (em-an-a' -shun) [emanare, to issue]. 1. 

 Emission ; radiation. 2. That which flows or issues 

 from a substance ; effluvium. 



Emandibulate (e-man-dib' '-u-lat) [e, priv. ; mandibula, 

 mandible]. In biology, without mandibles, or at 

 least with soft and minute mandibles. 



Emansio (e-man' '-se-o) [L.]. A failing. E. men- 

 sium, delayed menstruation ; amenorrhea. 



Emarginate (e-tnar'-jin-dt) [emarginatus, to deprive 

 of the edge]. In biology, applied to a leaf or feather 

 the margin of which is broken, notched, nicked, or 

 otherwise modified. 



Emasculation (e-mas-ku-la' -shun) [emasculate, to 

 make impotent]. Removal of the testicles; impo- 

 tence. See, also, Eviration. 



Embalming (em-bahm' '-ing) [Fr. , en, in; bauma, bal- 

 sam]. The treatment of a cadaver with antiseptic and 

 preservative substances to keep it from putrefying. 



Embedding (cm-bed' -ing). The fixation, in order to pre- 

 serve it intact, of a tissue-specimen in a firmer medium 

 before freezing or otherwise hardening and section. 



Embelia (em-be' -le-ah) [Embel, a German traveler]. | 

 A genus of shrubs. E. ribes, a myrtaceous shrub 

 that grows in Asia; it is reputed to have anthelmintic 

 properties. Dose of the powdered fruit, 5 j-i\ 

 the fluid extract, 3 j— iv. Unof. 



Emblica (em' -blik-ah) [L.]. A genus of euphorbia 

 ceous trees. E. officinalis, a tree of India; its 

 fruit, the F.mblica myrobalan (see Myrobalan), is 

 astringent and vermifuge, the seed is febrifuge, al 

 the bark is also medicinal. Unof. 



