S.EPTOMETER 



Saeptometer sep-tom'-el-er). See Septometer. 



Saeptum {sep'-tum). See Septum. 



safflower (saf'-low-er). See Carthamus. S. Carmin. 



e as Carthamin. 

 Saffranin (saf -ran-in). See Pigments, Conspectus of. 

 Saffrol {saf'-r See Safrol. 



Saffron [saf'-ron) [ME., saffron, saffron]. See Crocus. 

 S., American. See Carthamus. S., Meadow. See 

 Colchicum. S. Substitute. Same as Victoria Yellow. 

 S.-tea. See -Carthamus. S. -yellow. Same as Mar- 

 Yellow. See Pigmt nts, Conspectus of. 

 safranin {saf '-ran-in) [Ft., safran, saffron], Cj 8 H 1? N 4 . 

 A coal-tar color used in dyeing and staining, obtained 

 by oxidizing a mixture of amido-azotoluene and tolui- 

 din. It gives yellowish-red shades on wool, silk, 

 and cotton, and is fairly fast to light. It is used 

 in histology to stain karyokinetic figures. Physio- 

 logically, it is very poisonous, producing death, if in 

 ient dose, by respiratory paralysis. The sof- 

 as are diamido-derivatives of hypothetic phenyl- 

 phenazonium. They are produced upon oxidizing 

 a mixture of an indoamin and a primary amin. They 

 are strong bases. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 

 Safraninophile or Saphranophile {saf ran-in' -of I, sa- 

 / ran' -of I ) [Fr., svfran, saffron; pt/.«v, to love]. In 

 bacteriology, or histology, applied to microbes or 

 histologic elements that show a peculiar affinity for 

 safranin. Cf. Eosinophile. 

 Safrene {saf'-rin) [Fr. , safran, saffron], C 10 H 16 . A 



hydrocarbon obtained from sassafras. 

 Safrol [saf'-rol) [Fr. , safran, saffron; oleum, oil], 

 C, H 10 O.,. The stearoptene of the oil of sassafras. 

 When the oil is chilled, it separates as a white crys- 

 ' talline mass, melting at -f- 8° C. It is used in head- 

 i ache, neuralgia, and subacute rheumatism. Its dose 

 ! is tl\x-xx. It is also employed for perfuming soaps. 

 Safrosin \saf'-ro-sin) [Fr., safran, saffron], C^H^Br- 

 ',).,0-. A coloring-matter used in the arts for 

 dyeing silk or wool scarlet. It occurs chiefly as a 

 sodium salt. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 

 Safrosin saf'-ro-sin). Same as Daphnin. 

 Sagapenum {sag-ap-e'-num) [oa.} a-jjvov]. A fetid 

 gum-resin, believed to be the concrete juice of Ferula 

 •rsica. It has the general properties of asafetida, 

 t is now little used. Unof. 



e (saj) [~SlE.,sage, sage]. See Salvia. S.,Moun- 

 See Sierra salvia. S. -brush. See Serra 

 salvia; also Eurotia. 

 Sage-femme {sahzh-fam') [Fr. , literally a wise woman]. 



A midwife. 

 Sagitta {saj-it'-ah) \sagitta, an arrow, a bolt]. In 

 biology, (a) the sagittal suture ; (o) an otolith in the 

 ear of a fish. 

 Sagittal (saf-it-al) [sagitta, an arrow]. Pertaining to 

 the anteroposterior median plane of the body, the 

 meson, or to planes parallel with it. S. Furrow, a 

 channel extending along the median line of the inner 

 surface of the vault of the cranium. S. Nucleus, 

 that of the oculomotor nerve. S. Plane, the median 

 plane of the body. S. Section. See Section. S. 

 Sinus, the longitudinal sinus. S. Suture, the suture 

 uniting the parietal bones. 

 Sagittate saj'-it-at ) [sagitta, an arrow]. In biology, 

 shaped like the head of an arrow, with the basal lobes 

 pointing downward when applied to leaves. 

 Sagittocyst (saf -it-o-sist ) [sagitta, an arrow ; cystus, 

 a bag, a pouch]. In biology, applied to certain glan- 

 dular cutaneous cells in turbellarian worms ; they con- 

 tain the so-called rods or rhabdites ; also called rod- 

 cells or rhabdite-cells. 

 Sago {sa'-go) [Malay, sagu, sago]. The starchy fecula 

 obtained from the pith of Sagus Uevis and several 



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SALACETOL 



species of palms and cycads. It is an excellent food 

 for invalids when completely softened by long boiling. 

 S. Spleen, a spleen presenting on section the appear- 

 ance of sago-grains, as a result of amyloid degenera- 

 tion. The apparent grains represent the degenerated 

 Malpighian bodies. S. -grain, a vesicular granulation 

 of the eyelid, seen in granular ophthalmia. 

 Sailors' Colic. See Colic. 



Saint Agatha's Disease. Mammitis. S. Aignon's 

 Disease, tinea or favus. S. Andrew's Cross, the 

 herb or shrub Ascyrum crux andretz of X. America, 

 a discutient remedy. Unof. S. Anthony's Dance. 

 Synonym of Chorea. S. Anthony's Fire. See 

 Erysipelas. S. Apollonia's Disease, toothache. 

 S. Avertin's Disease, epilepsy. S. Avidius' 

 Disease, deafness. S. Blasius' Disease, quinsy. 

 S. Clair's Disease, ophthalmia, or sore eyes. S. 

 Dymphna's Disease, insanity. S. Erasmus' 

 Disease, colic. S. Fiacre's Disease, hemorrhoids, 

 or condylomata. S. Francis' Fire, erysipelas. S. 

 Germain Tea, the species laxantes (X. F. ) ; a mixture 

 of elder flowers, senna, fennel, anise, and potassium 

 bitartrate ; a useful aperient. S. Gervasius' Disease, 

 rheumatism. S. Giles' Disease, carcinoma or leprosy. 

 S. Guy's Dance. Synonym of Chorea. S. Helena 

 Tea, a plant of the island of St. Helena, Beatsonia 

 portulaafolia, a local substitute for tea. Unof. S. 

 Hilaire (Geoffroy), Angle of. See Angle. S. 

 Hubert's Disease, hydrophobia. S. Ignatius' 

 Bean. See Ignatia. S. Jacob's Oil. See Aconitum. 

 S. Job's Disease, syphilis. S. John Long's Lini- 

 ment. See Linimentum. S. John's Dance. 

 Synonym of Chorea. S. John's Evil. See Epilepsy. 

 S. John's Wort. See Hypericum and Johnsivort. 

 S. Kilda Cold ; Strangers' Cold; a form of influenza 

 in the Hebrides, supposed to be due to the presence of 

 strangers on the arrival of a ship. S. Lazarus' Dis- 

 ease, leprosy. S. Main's Disease, the itch. S. 

 Martin's Evil, drunkenness. S. Mary's Thistle. 

 See Carduus. S. Mathurin's Disease, insanity, 

 idiocy or epilepsy. S. Modestus' Dance. Syno- 

 nym of Chorea. S. Robert's Herb, the Geranium 

 robertianum. S. Valentine's Disease, epilepsy. 

 S. Vitus' Dance. Synonym of Chorea. S. With's 

 Dance. Synonym of Chorea. S. Zachary's Dis- 

 ease, dumbness. 

 Sake (sah'-ke) [Jap.]. Japanese rice-beer or other al- 

 coholic beverage. 

 Sakitlakar {sak-it-lak' -ar) . Synonym of Palmus. 

 Sal [sal, salt]. Salt ; a term applied to various crystal- 

 line substances. S. aeratus, potassic bicarbonate. S. 

 alembroth. See Alembroth, and Listerian Method. 

 S. ammoniac. See Ammonium. S. carolinum, 

 Carlsbad salts. S. communis, common salt. See 

 Sodium. S. cornus cervi, hartshorn ; same as Am- 

 monia. See Ammonium. S. de duobus, potassic 

 sulphate. S. epsom, magnesium sulphate. See Mag- 

 nesium. S. glauberi, sodium sulphate. See Sodium. 

 S. kissingense, Kissengen salts. S. mirabile, sodium 

 sulphate. S. polychrest, S. polychrestum, potassic 

 sulphas cum sulphure. S. seignetti, potassium and 

 sodium tartrate. S.-soda. Crystallized sodium car- 

 bonate. S. vichyanum, Vichy salt. S. volatilis, a 

 name applied to various preparations of ammonium 

 carbonate used as smelling-salts. 

 Salaam Convulsion. See Eclampsia nutans, and 



Spasmus nutans. 

 Salabreda {sal-ab-re'-dah). Brittle gum, q. v. 

 Salacetol {sal-as' -et-ol) [salix, willow; acetum, vine- 

 gar]. The salicylic acid ester of acetone-alcohol. It 

 is proposed as a substitute for sodium salicylate and 

 salol. It has been recommended as an intestinal and 



