THROMBOGEN 



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THYMUS 



ogen (throm' -bo-jen) [0pop.j3og, a clot ; yewav, 

 to produce]. In biology, producing or giving rise to 

 clots. 



hrombogenic (throm-bo-jen'-ik) [6p6fi(iog, thrombus ; 



to produce]. Producing thrombi. T. Enzyme, 



an unorganized ferment having power to form a curd, 



clot, or coagulum by enzymosis or hydrolysis ; e. g. ren- 



.rmstrong'). 

 iromboid (throm' '-boid) [dpop-fiog, thrombus; elSog, 

 like]. Resembling or having the nature of a throm- 

 bus. 



irombolymphangitis (throm-bo-lim-fan-ji'-tis) [f>pou- 

 3og, thrombus; lympha, lymph; trig, inflammation]. 

 Lymphangitis, with thrombosis. 



irombophlebitis (throm-bo-Jle-bi' -tis) \6p6u^og, throm- 

 in ; trig, inflammation]. Phlebitis with 

 thrombosis. 



irombosis throm-bo' -sis) [dp6fij3og, thrombus]. The 

 formation of a thrombus. T., Cardiac, thrombosis 

 of the heart. T., Marantic. See Marantic. T., 

 Puerperal Venous, puerperal thrombosis of the 

 uterine veins. 



irombotic (throm-bot'-ik) [dpSfiftog, thrombus]. Per- 

 taining to or of the nature of thrombosis, 

 irombus {throm' -bus) [ppo/iftog, clot : //. , Thrombi']. 

 A clot of blood formed within the heart or blood-ves- 

 sels, due usually to some impediment to the circulation 

 ar to alteration of the blood or vessel-walls. See Em- 

 T., Ante-mortem, the white thrombi in the 

 heart and large vessels formed before death. T., 

 Ball, a small or large, rounded, ante-mortem clot 

 found in the heart, especially in the auricles. T., 

 Currant-jelly, a soft, reddish, post-mortem clot. T., 

 Lateral, a clot attached to the vessel -wall, and not 

 obstructing the lumen completely. T., Obstruct- 

 jing, one completely obstructing the lumen of the 

 vessel. T., Progressive, one that grows into the 

 flumen of the vessel. T., Stratified, one in which 

 !.here are successive layers of fibrinous deposit and of 

 varying color. T., White. See T. , Ante-mortem. 

 hrottle (throt'-l) [ME., throtel, throat ; throtten, to 

 :hoke]. I. The throat. 2. To choke ; to suffocate, 

 irough Illumination. See Voltolini's Method. 

 'irush [ME., thruske, thrush]. I. Mycotic stomatitis, 

 1 form characterized by the presence of diffuse, white 

 patches. It occurs especially in weakly children, but 

 nay affect adults depressed by some form of wa.-ting 

 It is also called Parasitic Stomatitis and 

 . but the latter is more frequently reserved for 

 i vesicular form of stomatitis. The cause is not defin- 

 tely known ; according to some it is the oidium or 

 accharomyces albicans. 2. A diseased condition of 

 he frog of the horse's foot, with a foul-smelling dis- 

 harge. 

 ' rust -culture (thrust kul'-ttir). A culture of bac- 

 eria in a solid culture-medium, inoculated by thrust- 

 ng the infected oese into the sterilized gelatin; a 

 J fob-culture or Stick-culture. 



u'jah)[0via: gen., Thuja]. I. A genus of 

 us trees, the arbor vitae. 2. The pharmacopeial 

 ame for T. occidentalism a tree of N. America, Arbor 

 I he leaves and twigs are diuretic, sudorific, and 

 timulant. T., Oleum, a volatile oil of camphoraceous 

 dor, composed of thujol and terpene. Dose Tnj-v. 

 Jttjol thu-jol) C 10 H I6 O. An oily liquid, the chief 

 onstituent of Thuja occidentalis. It increases the 

 ' 'lood-pressure and has antipyretic qualities, 

 umb (thum) [ME., thoumbe, thumb]. The first fin- 

 er or toe ; pollex or hallux. It differs from the other 

 'gits in having but two phalanges and in that its 

 letacarpal bone is separately movable. T.-method 

 f Palpation. See Palpation, Glenards Method of. 



T.-pad, a pad-like formation over the inner metacar- 

 pal bone of some batrachians. 



Thumb (Maw) [corruption of thrum]. Palpitation of 

 the heart in the horse. 



Thumps [origin obscure]. An affection in the horse 

 identical with hiccough in man, due to spasmodic ac- 

 tion of the diaphragm. 



Thunbergia (thun-ber'-je-ah) [after K. P. Thunberg, 

 1743-1828, a Swedish botanist]. Thunbergia fra- 

 grans, a native plant of East India, is cultivated in the 

 West Indies and used as an aromatic tonic. 



Thunder-struck Disease. Synonym of Apoplexy. 



Thus [L., thus, tics : gen., Thuris or Turis]. 1. True 

 frankincense, or olibanum. 2. Turpentine of pine- 

 trees. 



Thymacetin (thi-mas' -e-tin) [Oiuov, thyme ; acetum, 



vinegar], CgH^CHjC,!!, <XrI(C 2 H 3 0'). A deriva " 

 tive of thymol introduced as an anti-neuralgic. Dose 

 gr. iij-xv. L'nof. 



Thymasthma (thi-maz'-mah). See Thymic Asthma. 



Thyme (rim) [6ifiov, thyme]. Thymus, a genus of plants. 

 T. , Oil of. A stimulant and antiseptic oil containing 

 thymol, chiefly used topically in veterinary practice. 



Thymelcosis (thi-mel-ko'-sis) [piftog, thymus ; e/Kucig, 

 ulceration]. Ulceration of the thymus gland. 



Thymene (thi'-men) [ftvpog, thyme]. An eleopten ex- 

 isting in oil of thyme, along with thymol, q. v. 



Thymic (thi'-mik) [dipog, thymus]. Pertaining to the 

 thymus gland. Also, pertaining to thyme. T. 

 Asthma, Laryngismus stridulus, popularly known 

 as "crowing breath," "holding the breath." It 

 consists in a temporary suspension or difficulty of 

 respiration from laryngeal spasm. It has been at- 

 tributed to enlargement of the thymus, and also to 

 reflex spasm; the latter is now the accepted view. 



Thymitis (thi- mi' -tis) [dvuog, thymus; trig, inflamma- 

 tion]. Inflammation of the thymus gland, a rare con- 

 dition. 



Thymol (thi'-mol) [ftiiiog, thyme; oleum, oil], C 10 H IS - 

 HO. A stearoptene, with active antiseptic and anes- 

 thetic properties. It exists in oil of thyme and other 

 vegetable oils. It occurs in large, colorless plates, 

 melting at 44 C. and boiling at 230 C. It has a 

 thyme-like odor and is slightly soluble in water, but 

 readily soluble in alcohol. It forms thymates with 

 metallic bases. It is used chiefly as an antiseptic, and 

 is as efficient as and more agreeable than carbolic 

 acid. Dose gr. ss-ij. T. -gauze, contains I per 

 cent, of thymol. T. -inhalation, thymol gr. xx, 

 alcohol Jiij, magnesium carbonate gr. x, water ad 

 ^iij ; add a teaspoonful to a pint of water. T. -solu- 

 tion, for spraying, I : looo. 

 T., Ung., contains gr. v to jj. 

 Volkmann's Thymol-solu- 

 tion, thymol I, alcohol 20, 

 glycerin 20 ; dissolve and add 

 to water £000. It is used as 

 a spray and antiseptic lotion ; 

 it does not produce eczema, as 

 carbolic lotions do. 



Thymopathia (thi-mo-pa'-the- 

 ah) [fhiiog, mind ; -tittog, ill- 

 ness]. Mental disorder. 



Thymus [thi'-mus) [ftvuog, thy- 

 mus: gen., Thymf\. I. The 

 T. Gland, a body of glandular 

 appearance situated in the ante- 

 rior superior mediastinum. In 

 fetal life it is doubtless func- 

 tional, and it is probably a true lymph-gland. After 

 the second year of life it undergoes fatty metamorpho- 



Elements of the 

 Thymus Gland. 

 Leukocytes, b. Con- 



centric corpuscles. 



X 300. (From Stirling.) 



