SALTER, LINES OF 



frequently marked by abrupt variations. Cf. 



Salter, Incremental Lines of. Lines due to want 

 of uniformity in the calcification of the outer zone of 

 dentine. See Lines, Table of. S.'s Swing, a 

 movable suspension -cradle for a fractured leg. 



altpeter (sawll-pe' -ter) [sal, salt ; werpa, rock]. Na- 

 tive potassium nitrate. See Potassium. S., Chile, 

 sodium nitrate. S., Lead, lead nitrate. S., Lime, 

 calcium nitrate. S., Lye, the liquor obtained by 

 treating saltpeter with water. 



.alts saw/ts) [sal, salt]. A popular name for Epsom 

 salt, or magnesium sulphate. See also Glauber's 

 Salt, RocMle Salt, etc. under Salt. 



ialtus (sal' -t us) [L.]. I. A leap. 2. Vulva. 



ialubrious (sa-lu'-bre-us) [salus, health]. Healthful ; 

 applied especially to telluric and atmospheric condi- 

 tions. 



ialubrity ( sa - lu'- brit - e) [salubritas, healthfulness] . 

 The state or character of being wholesome. 



lalufer -al'-u-fer) [salus, health ; ferre, to bring]. 

 Sodium silico-fluorid, recommended as an antiseptic 

 and deodorant. Unof. 



ialumin (sal'-u-min) [salix, willow; aluminum]. 

 Aluminum salicylate. It is employed in the treatment 

 of diseases of the nose and throat. 



Salutary (sal' -u-ta-re) [salus, health]. Promotive of 

 health. 



ialutiferous sal-u-tif -er-tis) [salutifer, health-bring- 

 ing ; ferre, to bear] . Medicinal; health-bearing. 



lalvatella (sal-vat-el'-ah) or Vena salvatella [salva- 

 tus, from salvare, to save] . The vein on the back of 

 the little finger. See Vein. 



Iv) [ME., salve, salve]. Ointment. S.-bug, 

 a sailor's name for various parasitic crustaceans or 

 "fish-lice," one of which, Caligus curtus, lives upon 

 the common cod-fish. These crustaceans are made 

 into salves by mariners. Unof. S., Deshler's, com- 

 pound resin cerate. 



ialver-shaped (sal 1 '-ver-shapi) [salva, a plate]. In 

 biology, applied to corollas having a slender tube, 

 spreading suddenly into a flat limb, as a phlox. 

 alvia -al'-ve-ah) [L.]. Sage. The leaves of S. offici- 

 nalis, common garden sage. Its properties are due to 

 tannin, a resin and a volatile oil. It is tonic, stimu- 

 lant, and astringent. 



alviol ysal'-ve-ol) [salvia, sage; oleum, oil], C 10 H 16 O. 

 A liquid substance obtained from oil of sage. 



alvioli, Micrococcus of. See Bacteria, Synonymatic 

 Table of. 



amadera or Samandura (sam-ad-e'-rah or sa-man'- 

 du-rah\. [E. Ind.] A genus of old-world trees of 

 the simarubaceous type. S. indica produces a bitter, 

 febrifugal bark. Unof. 



amara (sa-mar'-ah or sam' -ar-ah) [samara, also sa- 

 mera. the fruit of the elm]. In biology, an indehis- 

 cent dry fruit provided with a wing-like appendage, 

 as the fruits of the ash and elm. 



amariform 1 sam-ar 1 '-if-orni) [samara, the seed of an 

 >ma, form]. In biology, having the form of 

 a samara. 



amaritan (sa-mar / -it-ati) [lauapeirtjc, a Samaritan]. 

 I- A benevolent person, or benefactor of the helpless. 

 ■3. Devoted to charitable work or to the service of the 

 helpless, as a S. Hospital. S.'s Balsam, a mixture 

 of wine and oil, formerly used in treating wounds. 

 S. Schools, schools established for the instruction of 

 the general public in the means of giving prompt 

 succor to the wounded and injured before the arrival 

 the physician. In England these schools are 

 *nown as ambulance-classes. 



amaritanism (sa-mar'-it-an-izni) ['Zauapeirijc, a Sa- 



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SANGUINARIA 



maritan]. Active philanthropy ; devotion to the re- 

 lief of suffering. 



Samarium (sam-a f -re-um) [L.]. A metallic element 

 belonging to the didymium group. Symbol Sm ; 

 atomic weight 150. 



Samaroid (sam'-ar-oid). Same as Samarifortn. 



Sambucus (sam-bu' '-kus) [L..,gen., Sambuci\ Elder. 

 The flowers of S. canadensis and .S". nigra (B. P.) ; 

 stimulant and diaphoretic. The inner bark of Sam- 

 bucus is cathartic. Dose gr. xxx- ^ j in hot infusion. 

 S. Aqua (B. P.) Dose 3 j-ij. 



Sampsuchine (samp* -su-kin) [oa/iilwxoc, marjoram]. 

 An old name for marjoram. 



Samshu (sam'-shu) [Chinese]. An alcoholic drink dis- 

 tilled in China from rice or millet, or both. 



Samuel's Theory of Inflammation. See Theory. 



Sanable (san'-a-bl) [sanare, to heal]. Curable. 



Sanation (san-a' '-shun) [sanare, to heal]. The process 

 of healing ; cure. 



Sanative (san'-at-iv) [sanare, to heal]. Promoting 

 health. 



Sanatol (san'-at-ol). The trade name of a disinfectant 

 said to consist of sulphuric acid, esters of phenol, and 

 its homologues. 



Sanatorium (san-at-o f -re-um) [sanare, to heal]. An 

 establishment for the treatment of the sick ; especially 

 a private hospital. See Sanitarium. 



Sanatory (san'-nt-or-e) [sanare, to heal]. Curative. 



Sand rME. , sand, sand] . Fine, rounded, polished grains 

 of silicic oxid. S.-bath, a vessel containing dry sea- 

 sand in which a substance requiring a slowly-rising 

 and uniform temperature may be heated. See Bath ; 

 also, Ammotherapy, Saburration, Psammism. S., 

 Brain. See Acen-ulus. S. -crack, a crack or 

 fissure in the hoof of a horse, extending from the 

 coronet toward the sole, and due to a diseased condi- 

 tion of the horn-secreting membrane. S.-flea. See 

 Chigoe. S. -lobster. See Buckle-shell. 



Sandalwood (san'-dal-uitd). See Santalum album. 



Sandarac (san' '-dar-ak) [aavfiapaiof]. A white, trans- 

 parent resin, produced by Callitris auadrivalvis, a tree 

 of North "Africa, and by other species. It is now sel- 

 dom used in medicine. S., German, the resin of the 

 common juniper. 



Sane (san) [sanus, whole]. I. Mentally sound; of a 

 sound mind. 2. Healthy, free from disease. 



Saneness (sau'-ries). Same as Sanity. 



Sanford's Mixture. See Anesthetic. 



Sangaree (sang-ga-re*) [Sp., sangria']. A sweetened 

 and flavored drink, consisting essentially of diluted 

 wine or porter. 



Sanger's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Sang-mele (sang-ma-la f ). See Mulatto. 



Sangrado (sang-gra' -do) [sanguis, bloody]. A term 

 sometimes applied to a physician who employs blood- 

 letting extensively. From Le Sage's novel of " Gil 

 Bias," in which a Doctor Sangrado treats all diseases 

 by blood-letting. 



Sanguicolous (sang-gioik' ' -o-lus)[sanguis, blood ; colere, 

 to inhabit]. Living in the blood, as a parasite. 



Sanguiferous (san-gzvif r -er-us) [sanguis, blood ; ferre, 

 to carry]. Carrying, or conveying, blood. 



Sanguification (sang-gunf-ik-a' -shun) [sanguis, blood ; 

 facere, to make]. The formation of blood; hemato- 

 genesis. Conversion into blood, as of the elements 

 absorbed from the intestines. 



Sanguifluous (sang-giuif ' -lu-us)[sanguis, blood ;fluere, 

 to flow]. Running with blood. 



Sanguigenous (sang-grvij f -en-us)[sanguis, blood ; yyvtx, 

 producing]. Producing blood. 



Sanguinaria (sang-gwin-a'-re-ah) [sanguis, blood]. 

 Blood-root. The rhizome of S. canadensis. Its 



