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TONGUE 



cum. T.-bag Suture. See Stollz 1 s Operation in 

 Table of Operations. T. -dyspepsia. See Dyspepsia. 

 T. -habit, a term employed to designate the custom of 

 using tobacco in any form ; it is also used to indicate 

 overindulgence in tobacco. T. -heart, functional 

 heart-disorder due to the misuse or excessive use of 

 tobacco. T. -poisoning. See Nicotinism. T. -pouch 

 Operation. Same as Stollz's Operation. 



Tobin's Tubes. A method of ventilation of rooms by 

 the introduction of air through tubes placed in the 

 walls. See Ventilation. 



Tobold's Apparatus. An illuminating apparatus with 

 a movable reflector for use with the laryngoscope. 



Tocarexis (tok-ar-eks' '-is) [ro/coc, labor; dpz/f^c, help]. 

 Assistance rendered to a woman in child-bed. 



Tocodynamometer (tok-o-di-nam-om'-et-er) [rdnog, 

 labor; dvvafiiQ, power; /xerpov, measure]. See Toko- 

 dynamometer. 



Tocograph (tok'-o-graf). See Tokcgraph. 



Tocology (tok ■ ol'- o -je) [ronoq, childbirth; loyoq, 

 science]. The science of obstetrics. 



Tocometer (tok-om'-et-er). See Tocodynamometer. 



Toddalia (tod-a' -te-ah) [Malabar]. A genus of rutace- 

 ous plants. T. aculeata, of S. Asia, is a useful aro- 

 matic stimulant and tonic. Unof. 



Toddy (tod'-e) [Hind., tadi, a palm tree]. The fer- 

 mented juice of the cocoa-nut palm, obiained by in- 

 cision of the palm, and collected in pots hung to the 

 tree under the cuts. It is then fermented and dis- 

 tilled. See Punch. 



Toe (to) [ME., to, toe]. A finger or digit of the foot. 

 T.-drop, inability to lift the toes, or the anterior part 

 of the foot, due to a local paralysis, usually from 

 peripheral neuritis. T., Great, the innermost and 

 largest of the toes. Ts., Numbering of. See 

 Fingers and Toes, Numbering of. T. -reflex. See 

 Reflexes, Table of. 



Toilet (loi'-let) [OF., toilette, a cloth]. In surgery, 

 the cleansing, washing, and dressing that follows an 

 operation, especially of the abdominal cavity. 



Tokelau (lo'-kel-o) [native name] . A cutaneous disease 

 peculiar to Oceanica, the Fiji Islands, and the Society 

 Islands. It is due to a parasitic fungus, and is charac- 

 terized by scaliness of the skin, to which the early 

 navigators, Dampier, Dentracastaux, Marsden, Cook, 

 Wielhies, etc., refer in speaking of " des homines 

 poissons." T. Ringworm. See Tinea imbricata. 



Tokodynamometer (tok-o-di-nam-om'-el-er) [ronog, 

 birth; dynatnometer\ An instrument for measuring 

 the force of the expulsive efforts in childbirth. 



Tokograph (tok'-o-graf) [ro/coc, birth ; ypatyecv, to re- 

 cord]. A recording tokodynamometer. 



Tokology (tok-ol'-o-je). See Tocology. 



Tolane (to' -Ian), C U H ]0 . A substance produced from 

 boiling stilbene bromid with alcoholic potash. It is 

 easily soluble in alcohol and ether, and consists of 

 large crystals, melting at 6o° C. 



Tolerance (tol'-er-ans) \_tolerantia ; tolerare, to bear]. 

 The capacity of a patient to withstand certain drugs or 

 certain doses of drugs without injurious consequences, 

 particularly when acquired by a continued use of the 

 drug. 



Tolerant (tol' -er-ant) \tolerare, to bear]. Withstanding 

 the action of a medicine without injury. 



Tolu (to-lu'). See Balsam. 



Toluene (tol'-u-en) [ Tolu ], C.H R . Methyl-benzene. 

 See Balsam of Tolutan. A hydrocarbon obtained 

 from coal-tar and also produced in the dry distillation 

 of tolu-balsam and many resins. It is very similar to 

 benzene, is fluid at ordinary temperatures, boils at 

 no.3 C, and has a specific gravity at o° of 0.882. 

 It is employed in the production of nitrotoluene, 



toluidin, benzylchlorid, benzalchlorid, and benzal 

 dehyd. l 



Toluidin (tol-u' -id-in) \_Tolu~\, C 7 H 7 .NH 2 . A meth) 

 lated homologue of anilin, prepared by heating di 

 methylanilin to 300 C. 



Toluol (toF-u-ol). Same as Toluene. 



Tolutan (tol'-u-tan). See Balsam. 



Toluylene (tol-u' -il-Sn). See Stilbene. T.-blue. Se 

 Pigments, Conspectus of. T.-red, C 15 H 16 N 4 , Di 

 methyl diamidotoluphenazin ; a substance that crystal 

 lizes in orange-red needles. It is applied in dyein. 

 under the name A r eutral Red. See Pigments, Ccn 

 spectus of. 



Tolysal (tol' - is - al ), C 12 H u N 2 O.C 7 H 6 G 3 . i 

 methylpyrazolon salicylate ; it occurs in colorles 

 crystals that melt between ioi and 102 C. It i 

 scarcely soluble in water, but readily soluble ii 

 alcohol. 



Tomato (to-ma'-to, or to-mah'-to) [Sp., tomate~\. Th 

 ripe fruit of the common tomato, Lycopersicum esctt 

 lentum. It is claimed to be useful in canker of th> 

 mouth, nurse's sore-mouth, etc. Dose of the flui< 

 extract 3 ss-j. Unof. 



Tomentose, Tomentous [to - men' '- loz, to - men'- fit: 

 [tomentum, a stuffing of wool, hair, feathers]. I 

 biology, applied to surfaces that are covered wit 

 matted hairs. 



Tomentum (to-men' -turn) [L.]. A lock of wool. . 

 flocculent pubescence ; specifically applied to th. 

 surface of the pia ; the tomentum cerebri. T. cerebr 

 the numerous small blood-vessels of the pia 

 trating the cortex of the brain. When detacln 

 have a fanciful resemblance to a lock of wool. 



Tomes, Fibers of. See Fibers of Tomes. 



Tomium (to'-me-um) [ro//<ic, cutting, sharp: pi, T 

 mia\ In biology, the edge of a bird's beak. 



Tommasoli, Bacillus of. See Bacteria, Svnoin 

 Table of 



Tomomania (tom-o-ma' '-ne-ah) [rouor, cutting ; 

 madness]. An excessive desire or habit on tli 

 of a surgeon to use the knife to perform unnec 

 operations. 



Tone (ton) [ruvoc, from relve/v, to stretch]. I. 

 tinct sound. 2. The normal activity, strength 

 excitability of the various organs and functions 

 served in a state of health. 



Tonga (tong'-gah) [native name]. A drug obtained 

 the Fiji Islands, consisting of a mixture of 

 roots, and leaves of Raphidophora intiensis and Prt 

 na taitensis. It is of reputed service in neuralgj 

 Dose of the proprietary fid. ext. nXxxx-^j. Unof. f 



Tongue (tung) [ME., longe, tongue]. The muscfl 

 organ in the cavity, and attached to the floor, ot tj 

 mouth. It is very movable and can be protrude 

 the mouth. It aids in mastication, in sucking, -y 

 in articulation, and contains, in its mucous membra" 

 the peripheral organs of taste. T., Adherent, cj 

 which is abnormally attached to the floor of 1 

 mouth by folds of mucosa. T., Base of, thai p 

 tion of the dorsum of the tongue which lies betw< 

 the circumvallate papilla 1 and the frenum. T., Bif 

 a tongue the anterior portion of which is cleft i" 

 median line. T., Black, a condition in which 

 dorsal surface of the tongue is covered with a bli 

 coating. Various causes have been assign 

 condition. Ciaglinski and Hewelke found 

 allied to the Mucor rhizopodifinus. Mason incline 

 the view that it is not parasitic, but is a benign ' 

 plastic condition. T.-bone. See //void. T., CI 

 Synonym of /'., Bifid. T., Coated, a tongu 

 with a coating which is usually white, bul 

 lowish and dirty. It seems to be related I 



