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is dipped into water at no F. , well wrung out 

 and spread upon the blanket, as in the cold-pack. 

 The patient is wrapped in this and allowed to remain 

 for an hour. Then he is removed to the side of the 

 bed upon which he is to lie, lightly rubbed over with 

 a rough wash-rag dipped into water at 65 F. , squeezed 

 out by the hand, quickly dried and left alone. This 

 • method is useful only in obstinate insomnia. H.-wind 

 Stroke, a form of heat-fever, not unlike sunstroke, 

 but caused by hot winds, and far more fatal than sun- 

 stroke ; it is common in India. 

 Hottentot Apron (hot'-n-tot). See Velamen vulva.. 



H. Deformity. See Steatopygia. 

 Hottentotism (hot'-n-tot-izm). An extreme form of 

 stammering, sometimes congenital, and often due to 

 or associated with deformity of the vocal organs. 

 Hough (huf) [AS., hoh, the hough]. The lower part 



of the thigh. 

 Hound's Tongue (howndz tung). The leaves and root 

 of Cynoglossum officinale, an anodyne, demulcent, 

 and astringent. Dose of the fid. ext. 3 ss-j. Unof. 

 Hour-glass Contraction. See Uterus. 

 House (hows) [ME., hous, a house]. In biology, a 

 cuticular secretion, representing the cellulose coat of 

 higher ascidians, in which the lowest Tunicata, as 

 represented by Appendicularia , shelter themselves. H.- 

 maid's Knee. See Abscess, Bursal. H. -physician, 

 the resident physician in a hospital. H. -refuse, the 

 ashes, dust, food-scraps, both animal and vegetable, 

 waste-paper, and other waste material from a house- 

 hold, and which does not enter the drains. H. -sur- 

 geon, the resident surgeon in a hospital. 

 Houston's Folds, or Valves. Three folds of mucous 

 membrane within the rectum. They are directed 

 obliquely. H.'s Muscle. See Muscles, Table of. 

 Hove, Hoven (hov, ho'-ven). See Hoove and Blown. 

 Hovius, Canals of. See Canal. H., Plexus of. See 



Plexuses, Table of. 

 Howard's Method. See Artificial Respiration. 

 Howship's Lacunae, or Pits. Certain deep or shallow 

 depressions, sometimes simple, and at times quite 

 complex, occurring in bones undergoing absorption, at 

 the edges of the bone bordering on vascular surfaces, 

 and seen on making a microscopic examination. 

 These lacunae are usually filled or lined by larger and 

 smaller granular, frequently multinuclear cells — the so- 

 called osteoclasts. 

 Hoyer's Alcoholic Carmin. See Stains, Table of. 

 H.'s Carmin. See Stains, Table of. H.'s Solution. 

 See Stains, Table of. 

 Huanokin (whah' -no-kin) [from Huanuco, a place- 

 name]. An alkaloid from Cinchona nitida, said to be 

 strongly febrifugal. Unof. 

 Hubbell's Wheat Food. A variety of farinaceous 

 food for infants, with the following composition : 

 Water, 7.78 ; fat, 0.41 ; grape-sugar, 7.56 ; cane-sugar, 

 4.87; starch, 67.60; soluble carbohydrates, 14.29; 

 albuminoids, 10. 13; ash, 1.0; gum, cellulose, etc. , 

 undetermined. 

 Huchard's Diet. See Treatment, Methods of. 

 Huckle-bone (huk'-l-bon) [ME., huccle-bone, the as- 

 tragalus]. The Astragalus, q. v. 

 Hudson's Apparatus. An apparatus to support the 



fingers and hands in the treatment of wrist-drop. 

 Hueter's Bandage. See Bandage. H.'s Method, a 

 method of inducing premature labor. It consists 

 in applying a bladder filled with water or decoction 

 of ergot to the neck of the womb. 

 Hufner's Method. A method of obtaining glycocholic 

 acid. A little HC1 is added to fresh bile, the mixture 

 shaken, and the mucinoid material so precipitated is fil- 

 tered off. Ethyl ether and HC1 are added to the 



filtrate ; the proportions of the filtrate, acid, and ether 

 are respectively 100, 5, and 30. The mixture is 

 shaken and allowed to remain some hours, when crys- 

 tals form, which are then collected on a filter, washed 



. with water holding HC1 and ether in solution, and 

 dried in the air. By recrystallization the crystals are 

 obtained perfectly colorless. 



Hufeland's Cerate. A preparation used in treating sore 

 nipples. It consists of zinc oxid and lycopodium each 

 2 parts, simple cerate 30 parts. 



Hughes Bennett's Diuretic. A diuretic mixture em- 

 ployed in chronic nephritis, composed of pulverized 

 potassium acetate, 2 drams ; sweet spirit of niter, 

 half an ounce ; water sufficient to make two ounces ; 

 one dram of this is given three times daily. 



Huguier's Canal. See Canal. H.'s Disease. See 

 Diseases, Table of. H.'s Glands, two small glands 

 opening into the vagina. 



Huingan (whin'-gan) [S. Amer.]. The seed of a 

 plant (Duvarra dependens) native to the Andes. The 

 infusion is used in urinary affections. Unof. 



Human (hu' -man) \_humanus, human]. Pertaining to 

 or characteristic of man. H. Dolphin, a monster 

 with complete union of the lower limbs. H. Milk, 

 mother's milk. It derives its origin from an over- 

 growth of epithelial cells lining the lactiferous ducts, 

 with infiltration with fat, and subsequent rupture. Its 

 specific gravity is 1024-35, > ts reaction alkaline. Each 

 minute fat-globule is surrounded by a pellicle of 

 serum-albumin. The chemical composition of human 

 milk is as follows : — 



Meigs. Vogel. Gautrelet. 



Water 87.163 89.5 88.1 



Fat 4.283 3.5 4.0 



Casein, 1.046 2 o 2.2 



Sugar 7.407 4.8 5.2 



Ash, 0.101 0.17 0.5 



Humation (hu-ma' '-shun) [humore, to inter]. Inter- 

 ment ; inhumation. 



Humboldt Blue. Same as Spirit-blue. 



Hume's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Humectant (hu-mek'-tant) [humectare, to make moist]. 

 I. Moistening ; like a poultice ; diluent. 2. A diluent ; 

 a substance used to moisten. 



Humeral (hu'-mer-al) [humerus, the shoulder]. Per- 

 taining to the humerus. 



Humeren (hu'-mer-en) [humerus, the shoulder]. Be- 

 longing to the humerus in itself. 



Humero- (hu'-mer-o-) [humerus, the shoulder]. A pre- 

 fix signifying relationship with the shoulder. H.- 

 cubital, relating to the humerus and the ulna. H.-c. 

 Amputation, amputation at the elbow-joint. H.- 

 radial, relating to the humerus and the radius. H.- 

 scapular, relating to the humerus and the scapula. 

 H.-s. Amputation, amputation at the shoulder-joint. 

 H. -ulnar, relating to the humerus and the ulna. 

 H.-u. Amputation, amputation at the elbow-joint. 



Humerus (hu'-mer-us) [L.]. The bone of the upper 

 arm. Also, the shoulder. 



Humid (hu'-mid) [kumidus, moist]. Moist; damp. 

 H. Tetter. See Eczema. 



Humidity (hu-mid'-it-e) [humor, moisture]. The state 

 or quality of being moist. H., Absolute, the actual 

 amount of water present in the air at any moment, 

 regardless of saturation. H., Relative, the relative 

 amount of water present in air which is not saturated, 

 as compared to what the air should contain at the e\ 

 isting temperature were its condition that of saturation. 



Humifuse (hu'-mif-us) [humus, the ground; fundere, 

 to pour]. In biology, spread over the surface ot the 

 ground. 



Humming-top Murmur or Sound. See Bruit de 

 diable. 



