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ders (sahn'-derz). See Santalum rubrum. 

 auriasis (saw-ri'-a-sis). Same as Ichthyosis. 

 auriderma (saw-rid-er' -mah) [aaipa, lizard ; dkpfia, 

 skin] . Ichthyosis. 



auriosis (saw-ri-o / -sis). See Ichthyosis sauroderma. 

 auroderma (saw-ro-der' -mah). See Sauriderma. 

 aurognathism (saw - rog* '- na - thizm) [aai pa, lizard ; 

 jaw]. In biology, having a lizard-like jaw ; 

 with the halves of the vomer distinct, as in certain birds, 

 aururus (sazv-ru'-rus) [aavpoc, lizard ; ovpd , tail] . A 

 genus of apetalous plants. S. cernuus, lizard-tail, 

 or breast- weed. A N. American water-plant ; the root, 

 bruised or boiled, is discutient and emollient, and is 

 said to relieve pleurodynia. Lnof. 

 ausage (sare/sdj) [ME., saucige, sausage]. An arti- 

 cle of food consisting mainly of minced meat with 

 seasoning. S. -poison. See Allantotoxicon. S.- 

 poisoning. See Botulismus and Allantiasis. 

 auterne (so-tern') [Sauterne, a place in France]. A 

 certain white wine. 



avanna (sa-van'-ah ) [Sp., savana, a sheet]. A tree- 

 less plain. S. -flower, yellow nightshade. The 

 leaves of L'rechites suberecta, a highly poisonous West 

 Indian plant. It resembles aconite in action. Its 

 properties are not fully known. Unof. 

 avelieff 's Method. See Sputum , Methods of Exam- 

 ination. 



avigny's Tubules. The very fine branched and 

 amputated tubules ramifying over the wall of the in- 

 testine in nearly all the Tunicata, functioning as a pan- 

 creas. 



avine (sav'-in). See Sabina. 



aviotti's Canals. Fine passages between the secret- 

 ing cells of the pancreas. They are now believed to 

 be formed artificially. 



avor ■ t'-vor) [savor, taste]. The taste or odor of a 

 substance. 



avory (sa'-vo-re) [savor, odor, or -flavor]. Having a 

 pleasant odor or flavor. See Summer Savory. 

 avory and Moore's Food. A Liebig's food for in- 

 fants. Its composition is: Water, 8.34; fat, 0.40 ; 

 grape-sugar, 20.41 ; cane-sugar, 9.08; starch, 36.36; 

 soluble carbohydrates, 44.83 ; albuminoids, 9.63 ; 

 cellulose, gum, etc. , 0.44 ; ash, 0.89. 

 aw [ME., sazve, saw]. An instrument for cutting bone. 

 It consists of a thin blade with sharp teeth on one 

 edge. S., Amputating, one especially devised for 

 amputations. S.-box. See Macrotome. S., Butch- 

 er's, one which allows the blade to be fixed at any 

 angle. S., Chain, one in which the teeth are set in 

 links movable upon each other. The saw is moved 

 by pulling alternately upon one and the other handle. 

 S., Crown. See Trephine. S.-dust, small particles 

 of wood, produced by sawing. Saw-dust was form- 

 erly used in surgery, in preparing pads for fractured 

 bones, and as a dressing for wounds. S., Hemp, a 

 cord slipped over the part to be excised, and drawn 

 back and forth till it cuts through the tissue ; it is of 

 service in embryotomy and in amputations of deep- 

 seated parts. S., Hey's, a rigid disc with saw-teeth and 

 handle, for enlarging an opening. S. Palmetto, the 

 fruit of Serenoa serrulata, sedative, nutritive and 

 tonic. Doseof thefld. ext. jss-ij. Unof. S., Skull, 

 the trephine. S.-wort. See Pigments , Conspectus 0/ '. 

 awing (savZ-ing). See Sciage. 

 awyer's Cramp. See Cramp. 

 axatile (saks'-at-il) [s-ixum, 1 

 growing upon or among rocks, 

 axifrage (saks' -if-raj) [saxum, a rock ; frangere, to 

 break]. Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, including 

 many species of herbs, to some of which doubtful 

 medicinal properties are ascribed. 



rock]. In biology, 



Saxigenous (saks-if -en-us) [saxum, rock ; yevqc , pro- 

 duced]. In biology, growing on rocks. 



Saxolinum (saks-o-li' -num) [saxum, rock ; oleum, oil]. 

 Synonym of Petrolatum. 



Saxony Blue. Same as Indigo Blue. S. Green. 

 Same as Rinmann s Green. 



Sayre's Apparatus, S.'s Jacket. A jacket of plaster- 

 of-Faris molded to support the spine in certain diseases 

 of the vertebral column. S.'s Method. See Treat- 

 ment, Methods of. S.'s Shoe, the high shoe used in 

 hip-joint disease. S.'s Sign or Test. See Signs and 

 Symptoms, Table of. 



Scab (skab) [scabere, to scratch]. 1. The crust formed 

 by the desiccation of the secretions of an ulcer or 

 wound. 2. In biology : (a) Psoroptic scabies of 

 domestic animals, also called, Shab, Ray, Rubbers, 

 Raude, Kratze, Sehabe, Grind (Ger.) ; Rogne, Tac, 

 Gall epizootique (Fr.) ; Rogna, Scabbia (Ital.) ; Sarna 

 (Sp.); Tschesotka (Rus.) ; Riih (Hung.); Skab 

 (Dan.) ; Scabb, (Swed.) ; Maracane (Guayana) ; Car- 

 racha (Peru) ; a dermatosis due to the presence of 

 Psoroptes communis, var. equi, bovis, ovis, capm, 

 cuniculi. See under Parasites (Animal), Table 

 of. (b) A diseased condition of plants produced 

 by a parasitic fungus, and characterized by a 

 scabby appearance ; e.g., Apple-scab, Fusicladium 

 dendriticum, Fuckel. Pear-scab, Fusicladium pyri- 

 num, Fuckel. Potato-scab, Obspora scabies , Spmgc- 

 spora solani, Fusarium diplosporum, C. E. Wheat - 

 scab, Fusarium culmorum. Orange-scab, Clado- 

 sporium herbarum,YV.., Fusarium sarcochroum, Sacc. 

 S. -weavers. Synonym of Scabies. 



Scabbed (skabd) [scabere, to scratch]. Mangy, affected 

 with scabies. 



Scabby (skab'-e). Same as Scabbed. 



Scaberulous (ska- ber'-u-lus) [scaber, rough]. In 

 biology, slightly roughened. 



Scabies (ska'-be-ez) [scabere, to scratch]. Itch; a para- 

 sitic skin-disease, caused by an animal parasite, the 

 Sarcoptes scabiei, var. hominis, or itch-mite. See 

 Parasites (Animal), Table of. The acarus, burrow- 

 ing in the epidermis, irritates the skin, causing vari- 

 ous inflammatory lesions, such as papules, vesicles, 

 and pustules, accompanied by intense itching. The 

 scratching resorted to to relieve this itching produces 

 the long scratch-marks so commonly seen in itch. 

 The insect shows a marked predilection for certain 

 localities, as between the fingers, the flexor surface 

 of the wrists, the axillce, and the buttocks. S. nor- 

 wegica. See Itch, Aforwoy, and Sarcoptes scabiei, var. 

 /////, under Parasites (Animal), Table of. 



Scabiola \ska-bi' -o-lah). Synonym of Scabies. 



Scabiophobia (ska-be-o-fo' '-be-ah) [scabies, itch ; (pd^og, 

 fear] . Morbid or insane fear of scabies. 



Scabious {ska'-be-us) [scabiosus, rough, scabby]. I. 

 Scabby or scaly. 2. As a noun, any plant of the 

 genus Scabiosa ; popularly regarded as useful in skin- 

 . diseases and gout, and as vulneraries. Unof. 



Scabrate (ska' -brat). Same as Scabrous. 



Scabrid (ska'-brid) [scaber, rough]. In biology, 

 slightly rough. 



Scabrities [ska-brit'-e-ez) [scaber, rough]. Roughness ; 

 scabbiness. S. unguium, abnormal thickening of 

 the finger nails. 



Scabrous (ska'-brus) [scaber, rough]. In biology, 

 rough or harsh to the touch, with points or hairs. 

 Applied to leaves, etc. 



Scala (ska'-lah) [L.]. A stair-case or ladder. S., 

 Collateral. Synonym of Canal, Cochlear. S. of 

 Lowenberg. Synonym of Canal, Cochlear. S. media, 

 the space between the membrane of Reissner and the 

 basilar membrane ; containing the essential peripheral 



