INJECTA 



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INOSCULATION 



Injecta (in-jek'-lah) [L.]. Things introduced, as into 

 the alimentary canal (correlated with ejectd). 



Injection (in-jek' -shun) [injectio, a throwing in]. An 

 aqueous or other solution thrown into the vessels, be- 

 neath the skin or into any cavity of the body ; the intro- 

 duction of such a liquid ; a condition of capillary disten- 

 tion. I., Anatomic, filling the vessels of a cadaver 

 or of an organ with preservative or coagulating solu- 

 tions, for purposes of dissection, I., Coagulating, 

 injection of coagulating solutions into the cavity of an 

 aneurysm. I., Hypodermatic, into the subcutaneous 

 connective tissue, by means of a syringe. I., Nutri- 

 ent, injection of nutritive fluids into the rectum or 

 other cavity of the body. I., Opaque Naked-eye, 

 for anatomic or microscopic purposes, made of plaster- 

 of- Paris, tallow, vermilion and gelatin, plumbic acetate 

 and potassium bichromate (yellow injection), or 

 plumbic acetate and sodium carbonate (white). I., 

 Transparent Microscopic, made with carmin for 

 red, potassium ferrocyanid for blue, potassium bi- 

 chromate for yellow. I. -pneumonia, a condition of 

 the lung somewhat resembling pneumonia, following 

 injections of Koch's tuberculin. 



Injector (in-jek' -tor) [injicere, to throw in]. An ap- 

 paratus, as a syringe, used in injecting any material 

 into the organism, or into any of its cavities. 



Injury (in'-ju-re) [injuria; in, not ; jus, a right]. 

 Any damage or harm to the body or any of its parts. 



In-knee (in'-ne). Knock-knee, or genu valgum, q. v. 



Inlet {in' -let). The place where the air of ventilation 

 is admitted into a room. I. of the Pelvis, the heart- 

 shaped space within the brim of the pelvis ; the supe- 

 rior pelvic strait. 



Inman's Myalgia. See Diseases, Table of. 



Innate (in-ndt' or in'-ndt) [innatus, born in]. Con- 

 genital ; native to the organism; intrinsic. In biology, 

 applied to anthers that appear to be supported by the 

 very apex of the filament. 



Innervation (in-ner-va' -shun) [in, in ; nervus, nerve]. 

 The discharge of nervous impulses from a ganglionic 

 center ; the supply of nervous influence bestowed 

 upon any part or organ ; the distribution of nerves 

 within a part or organ ; the manifestation of nervous 

 force. 



Innominata (in-nomin-a'-tah). Plural of Innomina- 

 tum. The innominate bones. 



Innominate (in-nom' '-in-dt) [in, without ; nomen, a 

 name]. A term applied to several parts of the body 

 to which no other definite name has been given. I. 

 Artery. See Arteries, Table of. I. Bone, the ir- 

 regular-shaped bone forming the sides and anterior 

 wall of the pelvic cavity. See Bones, Table of. I. 

 Foramen. See Foramina, Tables of. I. Veins. See 

 Vein . 



Innominatum (in-nom-in-a 1 '-turn) [L. , nameless: //., 

 Innominata]. The innominate bone. 



Innutrition (in-nu-trish'-un) [in, not; nutrire, to 

 nourish]. Want or deficiency of nutrition or nourish- 

 ment. 



Inoblast (in' '-o-blast) [ig, fiber; fi?Mar6g, germ]. Any 

 one of the cells, or corpuscles, from which connective 

 tissue is derived. 



Inocarcinoma (in-o-kar-sin-o'-mah) [ig, fiber; Kapulvog, 

 a crab; bpa, tumor: pi. , Inocarcinomata], A car- 

 cinoma with a preponderance of fibrous tissue. 



Inoccipitia (in-ok-sip-W -e-ali) [in, negative ; occiput, 

 occiput]. Deficiency of the occipital lobe of the brain. 



Inochondritis (in-o-kon-dri' -lis) [ig, fiber ; xdvfipog, 

 cartilage; trig, inflammation]. Conjoined inflamma- 

 tion of tendons and cartilages. 



Inoculability (in-ok-u-la bil'-it-c) [inoculare, to im- 

 plant]. The quality of being inoculable. 



Inoculable (in-ok' '-u-la-bl) [inoculare, to implant]. 

 Susceptible of being inoculated. 



Inocular (in-ok' -u-lar) [in, in; ocidus, eye]. In bio- 

 logy, applied to those insect antennee that arise from 

 notches in the inner margins of the compound eyes. 



Inoculation (in-ok-u-la' -shun) [inoculatio, an ingraft- 

 ing]. The introduction into the circulation of the 

 virus of infectious diseases, or of certain medicinal 

 agents. I., Jennerian, vaccination, or the inocula- 

 tion of cowpox-virus. I. of Smallpox, inoculation 

 with the contagium of smallpox to produce a mild type 

 of the disease. I., Preventive, inoculation with some 

 virus to act as a preventive of a more serious disease 

 or type of the same disease. 



Inoculator (in-ok' -it-la-tor) [inoculatio, an ingrafting]. 

 One who or that which inoculates ; an instrument used 

 in inoculation. 



Inocyst (in'-o-sist) [ig, a fiber; kvgtic, bladder]. A 

 fibrous capsule. 



Inoendothelioma (in-o-en-do-the-le-o'-mah) [to, fiber ; 

 evfiov, within ; Brjlij, nipple ; bfia, tumor : pi. , 

 Inoendotheliomata]. Round-celled fibro-sarcoma. 



Inoepithelioma (in-o-ep-ith-e-le-o' -man) [ig, fiber; t~i, 

 upon; 6rj?J/, nipple; bua, tumor: //., fnoepithelio- 

 mata\ Medullary carcinoma containing fibrous tissue. 



Inogen (in'-o-jen) [ig, (gen. ivbg), fiber; yevvav, to 

 produce]. A hypothetic substance believed to occur in 

 muscular tissue, and to be decomposed, during 

 contraction, into carbon dioxid, sarcolactic acid, and 

 myosin. Because of this behavior it is considered as 

 the energy-producing substance of muscle. 



Inogenesis (in-o-jen'-es-is) [Ig, muscle ; yiveaig, gen- 

 eration]. The formation of fibrous muscular tissue. 



Inohymenitis (in-o-hi-men-i' -tis) [Ig, fiber ; vur/v, mem- 

 brane ; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation of any 

 fibrous structure. 



Inoleiomyoma (in-o-li-o-mi-o'-mah) [Ig, fiber ; 



smooth; fivg, muscle ; bfia, a tumor: pi., Inoleiomvo- 

 mala']. A myoma made up of, or containing, un- 

 striped muscular fibers. 



Inoma (in- o' mah) [ig, a fiber; bfia, a tumor: //., 

 Inomala]. Same as Fibroma. 



Inomyxoma (in-o-miks-o' -man) [ig, fiber; fivl-a, 

 mucus; bfia, tumor: pi., Inomyxomata]. Same as 

 Fibro-viyxoma. 



Inoperculate (in-o-per' -ku-ldf) [in, without ; operculum, 

 a cover, lid]. In biology, having no operculum or lid. 



Inopexia, or Inopexy (in-o-peks'-e-ah, or in'-o-p 

 [ig, fiber; irfji-i.g, coagulation]. A tendency in the 

 blood toward spontaneous coagulation. 



Inophlogosis (in-o-flo-go' -sis) [Ig, fiber; iployuair, in- 

 flammation]. Inflammation of any fibrous tissue. 



Inopolypous (in-o-pol'-ip-us) [ig, fiber; polypus, 

 polyp]. Of the nature of an inopolypus. 



Inopolypus (in-o-pol'-ip-us) [ig, fiber -/polypus, polyp], 

 A fibrous polypus. 



Inorganic (in-or-gan'-ik) [in, not; organum, an instru- 

 ment]. A term applied to a body or a substance that 

 possesses none of the possibilities of development, 

 growth, or life. I. Constituents. See Constituents. 



Inorrhabdomyoma (in-or-ab-do-mi-o' -mah) [ig, fiber; 

 pdjithg, rod; fivg, muscle ; bfia, tumor: pi., Inorrhab- 

 domyomata]. A fibrous rhabdomyoma. 



Inosclerosis (in-o-skle-ro'-sis) [ig, fiber; a a fajpdg, hard]. 

 Sclerosis or hardening of fibrous tissue. 



Inosculate (i/r-os'-ku-ldt) [in, in, on ; osculnm, dim. 

 of os, mouth]. In biology, to unite by small open 

 ings ; to anastomose. 



Inosculation (in-os-ku-la'-sliun) [in, in ; osculare, to 

 kiss]. The joining, at their mouths, of the branch 

 blood-vessels, especially the extremities of the arl 

 with the origins of veins. 



