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EMPYEMA 



Emmenia (em-e* -ne-ah) [L.]. The menses. 



Emmeniopathy (em-en-e-op* -a-the) \lp.fiTiva, menses ; 

 -nH<K, illness]. Any disorder of menstruation. 



Emmenology (em-en-oP -o-je) [ififiijva, menses ; /oyog, 

 science]. That branch of science that treats of men- 

 struation. 



Emmenorrhea (em-en-or-e* '-ah) [Ififirfva, menses ; poia, 

 a flowing]. The menses. 



Emmerich, Bacillus of. See Bacteria, Table of. 



Emmert's Suture. See Suture. 



Emmet's Method. See Treatment, Methods of. E. 

 Operation. See Trachelorrhaphy, and Operations, 

 Table of. 



Emmetrope (em'-et-rdp) [bv, in; pirpov, measure; 

 uip, eye]. A person whose eyes are emmetropic. 



Emmetropia (em-et-r</ -pe-ah) \hv, in; fierpov, measure; 

 M, the eye]. Normal or perfect vision. The con- 

 dition of an eye whose shape and refractive media are 

 such that, with suspended accommodation, parallel 

 rays of light are brought to a focus upon the retina. 

 For practical tests, rays of light from a point 20 feet 

 away are considered as parallel. 



Emmetropic (em-et-rop/ -ik) [iv, in ; fierpov, measure ; 

 urb, eye]. Characterized by emmetropia. 



Emodin (em'-o-diri) [Hind., emodi, rhubarb], C 15 H 10 - 

 5 . A glucosid that occurs with chrysophanic acid in 

 the bark of wild cherry, in cascara sagrada, and in the 

 root of rhubarb. It consists of orange-red crystals, 

 melting at 245-250 C. 



Emollient (e-mol' -yent) [emollire, to soften]. I. Soft- 

 ening ; relaxing and soothing. 2. A substance used 

 by external application to soften the skin ; or, inter- 

 nally, to sooth an irritated or inflamed surface. E. 

 Cataplasm. Same as Species emollientes . 



Emoptoe (em-op / -to-e). See Hemoptysis. 



Emotion {e-mo' '-shun) [emotio, agitation]. Mental 

 feeling, or sentiment, with the associated agitation, 

 and often with more or less bodily commotion. With 

 the emotions, desire, impulse, and will are intimately 

 associated. 



Emotional (e-mo'-shun-al) \emovere, to move out]. 

 Pertaining to the mental condition of feeling. E. 

 Insanity, insanity characterized by exaggeration and 

 exaltation of feelings. 



Empansement (on(g)-pon(gy f -mon{g)) [Fr.]. A dis- 

 ease of sheep marked by abdominal swelling. 



Empathema (em-path-e f -mah) \iv, in ; iraftripa, suffer- 

 ing: pi., Empathemata\ A dominant or ungovern- 

 able passion or source of suffering. E. atonicum, 

 hypochondriasis. E. entonicum, active mania. E. 

 inane, harebrained and purposeless passion and 

 excitement. 



Emphlysis (em f -Jlis-is) \kv, in, on ; qavoiq, eruption : 

 //. , Emphlyses~\. Any vesicular or exanthematous 

 eruption. 



Emphractic {em-frak' '-tik) [ip^parreiv, to obstruct]. 

 I. Obstructive ; closing the pores of the skin. 2. 

 Any agent that obstructs the function of an organ, 

 especially the excretory function of the skin. 



Emphraxis (em-fraks / -is) [ififypaS-ic, obstruction]. 

 Obstruction ; infarction ; congestion. 



Emphyma (em-fi'-mah) \kv, in; <pvua, growth://., 

 Emphymata~\. A tumor. 



Emphysema (em- fiz-e' -mah) \ifi§vaaeiv, to inflate]. 

 The abnormal collection of air in the connective tissue 

 of a part, causing swelling and crepitation, E., Cuta- 

 neous, that occurring in the connective tissues 

 beneath the skin, usually of the face. E., Gangren- 

 ous. See Edema, Malignant. E., Interlobular, a 

 form of emphysema following the course of the inter- 

 lobular septa. This condition is due to traumatism, 

 as after tracheotomy, or in direct injury to the lungs. 



E., Pulmonary, a chronic condition of the lungs in 

 which there is a dilatation of the alveoli with destruction 

 of the alveolar walls, resulting in a loss of the normal 

 elasticity of the lung-tissue. This is associated with 

 more or less marked dyspnea, with hacking cough, and 

 defective aeration of the blood, giving rise to a certain 

 degree of cyanosis. The chest becomes full and round 

 — ' ' barrel-shaped ' ' — and a line of distended veins 

 may often be seen surrounding the body at the lower 

 margin of the ribs, constituting the so-called " emphy- 

 sematous girdle." There is a hyper-resonant note 

 over the chest, with feeble inspiratory sound and num- 

 erous rales of all kinds. Hypertrophy and dilatation of 

 the right heart are frequent complications. The margins 

 of the lungs are often the seat of large bullae due to 

 extensive destruction of the alveolar tissue. The 

 most frequent causes of emphysema are whooping- 

 cough and chronic lung-affections attended with 

 severe coughing-spells. E., Surgical. See Aeroder- 

 m ectasia. 



Emphysematous (em-fiz-em r -at-us) \t\iovoativ , to in- 

 flate] . Affected with or of the nature of emphysema. 

 E. Girdle. See Emphysema. 



Emphytriatreusis (em-fit-re-at-ru* -sis) \h.p.§vroc, in- 

 nate ; Idrpevoig, treatment]. The treatment of dis- 

 ease by an untrained person, whether clairvoyant, 

 medium, trance -doctor, telepathist, mesmerist, or 

 seventh son of a seventh son. 



Empiric (em-pir* -ik) [kpireipindc , experiential, practi- 

 cal]. One practising medicine without philosophic 

 or scientific principles, simply from the results of his 

 own experience, or that of others. As commonly 

 used it is nearly synonymous with quack. 



Empiricism (em-pir' -is-izm) [ejurreipiKSg, experimental, 

 practical]. 1. Dependence upon experience or obser- 

 vation. 2. Quackery. 



Empiricist (em-pir' -is-ist) [huneipinoi;, experimental, 

 practical]. One who depends upon experience in the 

 treatment of disease. 



Emplastrum (em-plas / -trum) [efiiz7.&aaEiv, to plaster 

 up : //. , Emplastra] . A plaster. In pharmacy, a 

 cohesive, tenacious substance, insoluble in water, used 

 as an excipient and containing a prescribed medicinal 

 substance intended to be spread in a thin layer upon 

 chamois, kid, or muslin. The excipient is usually 

 lead oleate or Burgundy pitch. (See Lead and Pix.) 

 There are 13 official emplastra. E. califaciens. See 

 Cantharis. 



Empresiomania (em-pre-se-o-ma'-ne-ah) [iuTrprjaig, 

 conflagration; uavia, mania]. Pyromania ; insane 

 desire to burn houses or other articles ; maniacal in- 

 cendiarism. 



Empresmomania (em-pres-mo-ma' -ne-ah) [kuirpriofidc, 

 a burning ; /xavia, madness]. Same as Empresio- 

 mania. 



Empresmus (em-pres* '-mus) [kpirpriofioc, a burning]. 

 Inflammation ; phlogosis. 



Emprosthotonia (em-pros-thot-o , -ne-ah). Same as 

 Empro'sth otonos. 



Emprosthotonos (em-pros-thot f -o-nus) [hinrpoadev, for- 

 ward ; t&voq, tension]. Tonic muscular spasm that 

 bends the upper and lower parts of the body for- 

 ward ; it is one of the symptoms in some cases of 

 tetanus, etc. 



Emptysis (emp / -tis-is) [iuirrveiri, to spit upon]. Hem- 

 orrhage from the lungs ; hemoptysis. 



Empyema (em-pi-e' -mah) \i.<>, in; ttvov, pus]. Pus in 

 the pleural cavity or in the chest. It may he. primary, 

 which is rare, or secondary. There is associated a 

 hectic type of fever, with chills and sweating. If not 

 treated it will rupture spontaneously through the lung 

 or chest-wall. Empyema is most frequently encoun- 



