SUGGESTIBLE 



infests certain unrefined commercial sugar, and is said 

 to be a cause of grocers' itch. S., Muscle, inosite. 

 S., Refined, purified cane-sugar. S., Starch, 

 glucose. S.-teat, a nipple-shaped linen rag con- 

 taining a lump of sugar. It is given to an infant to 

 quiet it. S., Uncrystallizable, levulose. S. -vine- 

 gar. See Vinegar. S., White. Synonym of S., 

 Refined. 



•jggestible (sug-jes' '-tib-l) [suggerere, to convey, to 

 excite]. Amenable to suggestion ; said of hypnotized 

 persons. 



jggestion | sug-jes' 'chun) [suggerere, to lay under] . I . 

 The artificial production of a certain psychic state in 

 which the individual experiences such sensations as are 

 suggested to him or ceases to experience those which 

 he is instructed not to feel. 2. The thing suggested. 

 S., Hypnotic. See Hypnotism. S., Post-hypnotic, 

 the command to do certain acts given the subject while 

 in the somnambulic stage, and which are executed by 

 him after his return to his normal condition. S. -ther- 

 apy, treatment of disordered states by means of sug- 

 gestion. 



iggillation, Sugillation (suj-ila'-shun) [sugillare, 

 to beat black and blue]. An ecchymosis or bruise. 

 A diffuse accumulation of blood in the interstices of the 

 tissues. 



jicidal (su' -is-i-dal) [sui, of himself; aedere, to kill]. 

 Self-destroying ; having a tendency to suicide, 

 aicide (su'-is-'id) [sui, of himself ; ccedere, to kill]. 

 I. The intentional taking of one's own life; self- 

 murder. 2. One who takes his own life. 

 uilla (swiV-ah). Synonym of Scrofula. 

 uint (swint) [Fr.]. A soapy substance rich in potash 

 and cholesterin, derivable from sheeps' wool. Lanolin, 

 agnin, and potash- salts are obtained from it. 

 ukha Pakla {su'-kah pak'-lafi). Synonym of Ainhum. 

 ulcate (sul'-kat) [sulcus, a furrow]. In biology, hav- 

 ing straight, longitudinal furrows, grooves, or channels; 

 fluted. 



ulcated (sul' -ka-ted) [sulcus, a furrow]. Grooved or 

 : furrowed. 



ulcation (sul-ka r -shun) [sulcus, furrow]. A furrow or 

 set of furrows or sulci ; the state or quality of being 

 furrowed. 



alcature (suF-kat-itr). See Sulcation. 

 alciform (sul' -sif-orm) [sulcus, a furrow ; forma, 

 form]. Like a groove or sulcus. 



ilciorales (sul-se-o-ra' '-lez) [sulcus, a furrow ; of, the 

 mouth]. The oral grooves of the Medusa. S. pala- 

 tini, the palatine grooves of Hydropolypes . 

 alcus (sul'-kus) [L. : pi. , Sulci ] . A furrow or groove ; 

 applied especially to the fissures of the brain. For 

 sub-headings see Fissures. S., Choroid. See 

 Schwalbe, Fissure of. S., Harrison's. See Harrison. 

 S., Intraparietal, the sulcus dividing the superior 

 from the inferior parietal lobule. S., Precentral, a 

 ! fissure situated in front of the fissure of Rolando and 

 running nearly parallel with it. S. spiralis, the 

 grooved extremity of the lamina spiralis of the cochlea. 

 S., Vertical. Same as S., Precentral. 

 Jlfate (sul-fat). See Sulphate. 

 Jlfonal (sul'-fo-nal). See Sulphonal. 

 Jlfur (sul'-fer) [L.]. See Sulphur. 

 Jlph- (sulf). ' SeeSulpho-. 



ulph-aldehyd (sulf- a I' -de -hid) [sulphur, sulphur; 

 uldehya~\. A substance produced by the action of 

 hydrogen sulphid on ethyl ic aldehyd. It occurs in the 

 form of an oleaginous liquid of a repulsive odor, 

 solidifying at a temperature slightly below the freezing- 

 point. It is a hypnotic, and is said to produce tranquil 

 sleep without any phenomena of excitation, 

 ulphamid (sul' -fam-id) [sulphur, sulphur; amid]. 



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SULPHOLEIC ACID 



One of several compounds formed by the action of 

 sulphuryl chlorid upon the free secondary amins. 



Sulphaminol (sul-fim'-in-ol) [sulphur, sulphur ; ««»;], 

 C 12 H 9 S 2 XO. Thioxydiphenylamin. An antiseptic 

 substance obtained by the action of sulphur on the 

 salts of methoxydiphenylamin. It is used by insuffla- 

 tion in diseases of the antrum and frontal sinuses. It 

 has been used with success by insufflation in the treat- 

 ment of laryngeal tuberculosis. Dose in cystitis gr. 

 ij-v. 



Sulphanilic Acid (sul-fan-il'-ik) [sulphur, sulphur]. 

 See Acid. This is used in Ehrlichs diazo-reaction. 

 See Tests, Table of 



Sulpharsin (sul-far' '-sin) [sulphur, sulphur ; arsenicum, 

 arsenic]. Cacodyl sulphid, a colorless, inflammable 

 liquid, with an intensely disagreeable odor. 



Sulphate (sul' -fat) [sulphur, sulphur]. A salt of sul- 

 phuric acid. Sulphuric acid being dibasic, there are 

 acid and basic salts. Ss., Test for, in Urine ; acidify 

 with hydrochloric acid ; then add a solution of barium 

 chlorid, and if soluble sulphates be present, a white, 

 crystalline precipitate falls. Compare with that from 

 healthv urine as to abnormality of amount. See Tests, 

 Table of. 



Sulphatid (sul' '- fat -id) [sulphur, sulphur]. Any 

 organic compound, of the type of a phosphatid, in 

 which all, or a part, of the phosphorus is replaced by 

 sulphur. 



Sulphichthyolic Acid (sulfik-the-ol'-ik). See Acid. 



Sulphid (sul' -fid) [sulphidum]. A direct compound of 

 sulphur with an element or radicle. It may be con- 

 sidered a salt of hydrogen sulphid. The alkaline sul- 

 phids are soluble in water, the others are generally 

 insoluble. S., Hydrogen, H 2 S, unof. , a gas having 

 the odor of rotten eggs ; highly poisonous. It is used 

 as a precipitant for certain metals in solution ; it has 

 also been used in the treatment of tuberculosis. Sul- 

 phidum, Calcii, CaS, unof., the " hepar sulphuris " 

 of homeopathy, used mainly in the preparation of other 

 compounds. Locally, a specific for itch. Sulphurata, 

 Calx, CaS+CaS0 4 , sulphurated lime, a variable mix- 

 ture containing about 36 per cent, of calcium sulphid 

 and sulphate. It is used in furunculosis. Dose gr. 

 -jijj— \. S., Potassa, prepared by heating 2 parts of 

 potassium carbonate with I of sulphur. Narcotic and 

 irritant. Dose gr. ij-x. Sulphuris iodidum, I 2 S 2 , 

 used in ointment, gr. xxx to ^j. 



Sulphins (sul'-finz) [sulphur, sulphur]. One of 

 several crystalline compounds resulting from the com- 

 bination of the thio-ethers with the iodids, bromids, 

 and chlorids of the alcohol radicles at ordinary tem- 

 peratures, but more rapidly on the application of 

 heat. 



Sulphite (sul' -fit) [sulphis~\. Any salt of sulphurous 

 acid. Being a dibasic acid, there are acid and basic 

 sulphites. 



Sulpho- (sul'-fo) [sulphur, sulphur]. A prefix denot- 

 ing chemic combination with sulphur, or a sulphur 

 radicle. 



Sulphocarbamid (sul-fo-kar'-bam-id). SeeThio-urea. 



Sulphocarbolate (sul-fo-kar' -bo-ldt) [sulphur, sulphur ; 

 carbolic], A salt of sulphocarbolic acid. Sulpho- 

 carbolate of Zinc is antiseptic and disinfectant. It 

 is used as an intestinal antiseptic ; sometimes also in 

 small doses for fetor of the breath. 



Sulphocarbolic Acid (sul-fo-kar-bol' '-ik). See Aseptol. 



Sulpholeic Acid, Sulpholinic Acid (sul-fo-le'-ik, sul- 

 fo-lin'-ik) [sulphur, sulphur; oleic]. A yellowish, 

 neutral liquid prepared "by treating vegetable oils with 

 sulphuric acid. It is recommended as a good solvent 

 and has been used externally instead of vaselin and 

 glycerin. 



