IDIOPSYCHOLOGY 



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ILEOLOGY 



mentary determinants ' ' enclosed within the id in the 

 neighborhood of the determinants which control the 

 cell in question, and rendering the cell capable of 

 regeneration of tissues other than that of which it is a 

 component. I., Bone, that form of idioplasm which 

 contains the determinants of bone-cells. Cf. Germ- 

 plasm. I., Nageli's. See Heredity. 



Idiopsychology (id-e-o-si-kol'-o-je) \l6iog, own ; ij'vxy, 

 soul] . Psychology based upon introspective study of 

 one's own mental acts. Cf. Heteropsychology. 



Idioretinal (ia-e-o-ret' '-in-al) [idiog, own ; retina, ret- 

 ina]. Peculiar or proper to the retina. 



Idiospasm (id' -e-o-spazni) [idiog, own ; OKaofiog, spasm]. 

 A spasm or cramp confined to one part. 



Idiospastic (id-e-o-spas'-tik) [trfwc, one's own ; onaoTi- 

 aog, stretching]. Pertaining to Idiospasm. 



Idiosthenia (id-e-o-sthe' -ne-a/i) [hhog, one's own ; oOkvog, 

 strength]. Having innate or spontaneous strength or 

 power. 



Idiosyncrasy (id-e-o-sin' -kra-se) [lihoavyKpamg, peculi- 

 arity of temperament]. Any special or peculiar char- 

 acteristic or temperament by which a person differs 

 from other persons of ordinary habits. I., Hemor- 

 rhagic. See Hemophilia. I., Imaginary, a hysteric 

 aversion to certain foods or medicines. I., Olfac- 

 tory, a perversion of the sense of smell. 



Idiosyncratic (id-e-o-sin-krat' -ik) [ifiioauyKpamg, peculi- 

 arity of temperament]. Pertaining to idiosyncrasy. 

 I. Coryza, a synonym of Hay-fever. 



Idiot (id'-e-ot) [Idiurr/g, a private person]. A person 

 of imperfect, deficient or arrested mental develop- 

 ment, either congenital or due to causes arising soon 

 after birth. I. savant, an idiot who has a con- 

 siderable or even remarkable mental development in 

 certain directions, as in musical art, in mathematics, 

 in memory, or in mechanical ingenuity. 



Idiotcy (id'-e-ot-se), Idiotism (id'-e-ot-izm), Idiotry 

 (id'-e-ot-ry) [Idiurqg, a private person]. Idiocy, q. v. 



Idiothalamous (id-e-o-thal'-am-us) [idiog, one's own ; 

 da.Aa.fiog, a room]. In biology, applied to such lichens 

 as have certain parts of a different character from the 

 thallus. 



Idiotia (id-e-o'-she-ah) [idiure'ia, the condition of an 

 idiot]. A state of idiocy ; idiotism. 



Idolum (id-o'-lum) [eidulov, an image]. An illusion 

 or hallucination. 



Idrodermia.(id-ro-der'-me-ah)[iApG)g,sweat ; f5ep^a,skin]. 

 An affection of the sudoriferous glands of the body. 



Idromania (id-ro-ma'-ne-ah) [vfiup, water; /iavla, 

 mania]. Hydromania ; insane desire for water, or to 

 commit suicide by drowning. 



Idrosadenitis (id-ros-ad-en-i' -tis) . See Hidrosadenitis. 



Idrosis (id- ro' -sis'). See Hidrosis. 



Idryl (id'-ril). See Fluoranthene. 



Igasuric Acid (ig-as-u' -rik) [Malay, igasur ; ignatia]. 

 An acid occurring in St. Ignatius' bean, and certain 

 other plants containing strychnin. 



Igasurin (ig-as-u' -rin) [Malay, igasur; ignatia]. An 

 alkaloid from ignatia, said to be more poisonous than 

 brucin. Its existence as a definite compound has 

 been denied. 



Ignatia (ig-na'-she-ah) [from Ignatius, the founder of 

 the Jesuits: gen., Ignati<i~\. St. Ignatius' bean. 

 The seed of Strychnos igna/ii, with properties due to 

 the alkaloids strychnin and brucin, of which the plant 

 contains of each about I per cent. It is said by some 

 to contain igasurin, q. v. Its therapeutic effects are 

 similar to those of nux vomica, q. v. It is recom- 

 mended in hysteria, and is highly efficient in controlling 

 the functions of the cerebro spinal axis. I., Ab- 

 stractum. Dose gr. ss-j. I., Tinct., contains io per 

 cent, of the drug. Dose tT\jj-x. 



Ignavia (ig-na' -ve-ah) [L.]. Sluggishness; abnormal 

 slowness of function. 



Ignipuncture (ig-ne-punk' -tier) [ignis, fire ; punctura, 

 puncture]. A method of cauterization employed in 

 the treatment of certain forms of hypertrophy by the 

 introduction of platinum needles heated to whiteness 

 by the electric current. 



Ignis (ig'-nis) [L.]. Fire. Combustion distinguished 

 by rapid oxidation. I. actualis, actual cautery. I. 

 fatuus, the phenomenon known as Jack o' Lantern, 

 Will o' the Wisp, etc. I. sacer, an obsolete name 

 for erysipelas. See Anthrax and Herpes zoster. I. 

 sancti Antonii, Saint Anthony 's Fire, a common 

 name for erysipelas. 



Ignition (ig-nish'-un) [ignis, fire]. The process of 

 heating solids, especially inorganic compounds, until 

 all volatile matter has been driven off. 



Ihering's Line. See Lines, Table of. 



Ihle's Paste. A modification of Lassar's paste. It 

 is composed of resorcin, gr. IO to 60 ; lanolin, vase- 

 lin, oxid of zinc, and powdered starch, each, 2 drains. 

 It is used in eczema. 



Ikota (ik-o'-tah) [Siberian]. A form of religious and 

 hysteric mania, prevailing among the women of Siberia. 



Ileac (il'-e-ak) [ti'Aeiv, to roll]. Pertaining to the 

 ileum. I. Passion, an ailment characterized by 

 severe griping pains and vomiting of fecal matter, 

 together with spasm of the abdominal .muscles. 



Ileadelphus (il-e-ad-el' -fus) [elTieiv, to roll ; a6e?.<f>6g , 

 a brother]. A monstrosity double from the pelvis 

 downward. 



Ileitic (il-e-it'-ik) [el'Xeiv, to roll ; trig, inflammation]. 

 Pertaining to or affected with ileitis. 



Ileitis (il-e-i'-tis) [eiliEiv, to roll ; iTig, inflammation]. 

 Inflammation of the ileum. 



Ileo- (il'-e-o-) [ti?.eiv, to roll]. A prefix signifying con- 

 nection or relation to the ileum. I. -cecal, pertaining 

 or belonging to both ileum and cecum. I.-c. Fossa, 

 a depression in the lower part of the small intestine at 

 the base of the vermiform process. I.-c. Valve, a 

 valve consisting of two folds of mucosa that guards 

 the passage between the ileum and cecum. I.-costalis. 

 See Muscles, Table of. I. -lumbar, pertaining to the 

 ileum and the lumbar region. I.-l. Ligament. 

 Ligament. I. -typhoid, a synonym for typhoid or 

 enteric fever. 



Ileo-cleisis (il-e-o-kli'-sis) [tileiv, to roll ; n/tieiv, to 

 lock] . Obstruction or closure of the ileum. 



Ileo-colic (il-e-o-kol'-ik) [eifaiv, to roll ; koImv, colon]. 

 Pertaining conjointly to the ileum and the colon. I.-c. 

 Valve. Same as Ileocecal Valve. 



Ileo-colitis (il-e-o-ko-li' -tis) [elheiv, to roll : 



colon ; ing, inflammation]. Inflammation of the 

 lower part of the ileum and the colon. It is com- 

 monly known as intestinal catarrh. 



Ileo-colostomy (il-e-o-ko-los'-to-me) [clXetv, to roll; 

 koIov, colon ; ardfia, mouth]. The surgical establish' 

 ment of an artificial communication between the ileum 

 and the colon. 



Ileo-colotomy (il-e-o-ko-lot'-o-me) [elletv, to roll ; 



colon; Tifiveiv, to cut]. A surgical operation upon 

 the ileum and the colon. 



Ileodicliditis (il-e-o-dik-lid-i'-tis) [eileiv, to roll ; d 

 valve; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation of the ileo- 

 cecal valve. 



Ileo-ileostomy (il-e-o-il-e-os' -to-me) [zYkew, to roll; 

 uv, to roll ; ardua, mouth]. The surgical operation 

 of establishing an artificial communication bel 

 two different parts of the ileum. 



Ileology (il-e-ol'-o-je) [dleiv, to roll; Myog, sci. 

 The anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the 

 ileum. 



