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Schweitzer's reagent, and is colored blue by the addi- 

 tion of iodin after preliminary treatment with sulphuric 

 acid. 

 Tunicle (tit'- nik - 1) [tunicula, a tunicle]. A little 



tunic. 

 Tuning-fork (tu'-ning-fork). A pronged, metallic in- 

 strument capable of vibrating so as to form a certain 

 definite note. 

 Tunnel tun' el) [ME., tonnell, tunnel]. A long pipe- 

 like passage. T. -anemia. See Ankylostomiasis. T. 

 of Corti. See Canal. T. -disease. See Caisson- 

 'ase. 

 Tupelo tu'-pe-lo). See Xyssa and Tent. 

 Turacin (tu'-ras-in) [African, turakoo']. A crimson 

 coloring-matter obtained from the feathers of the 

 turakoo. It is slowly soluble in water, but easily solu- 

 ble in alkaline fluids, and contains about 6 per cent, 

 of copper. See figments, Conspectus of. 

 Turacoverdin tu-rak-o-ver 1 '-din) [African, turakoo; 

 Us, green]. A green coloring- matter obtained 

 from the feathers of certain birds. 

 Turbid Pneumonia (tur' -bid nu-mo'-ne-ah). A term 

 applied to the indistinct pneumonic symptoms follow- 

 ing injections of tuberculin ; it is also called Injection- 

 pneumonia. 

 Turbinal (tur'- bin - al) [turbo, top]. A turbinated 



bone. 



Turbinate, Turbinated (tur'- bin -at, tur' -bin- a -ted) 



[turbo, a top]. Top-shaped. Scroll-like. T. Bones, 



the common name given to the three, sometimes four, 



I bony projections upon the outer wall of each nasal 



fossa. The lowest of these, alone, is a separate bone. 



Tiirck, Column of. See Column. T., Fasciculus of. 



Fasciculus. 

 Turf. See Coal. 



Turgescence (tur -jes'- ens) [turgescere, to become 

 swelled]. The swelling or enlargement of an organ 

 or part, from any cause whatsoever. 

 Turgid (tur'-jid) [turgidus, swollen]. Swollen, con- 

 gested. 

 Turgidity, Turgidness (tur-jid'-it-e, tur'-jid-nes). See 



Turgescence. 

 Tuxicatas (tur-ik'-a-tas) [Mex.]. The popular Mexi- 

 can name for the parasitic mite, Argas turicata, Duges. 

 See under Parasites (Animal), Table of. 

 Turio (tu'-re-o) [turio, a shoot : pi. , Turiones\ A 

 I strong, young shoot, or sucker, springing out of the 



ground. 

 Turkey (tur'-ke) [F., Turquie, Turkey, because it was 

 thought to have originally come from Turkey]. An 

 American gallinaceous bird of the genus Meleagris. 

 Corn. See Corydalis. T.-red. Same as 

 ler. T.-red Oil, two entirely distinct oils are 

 known under this name. One is simply an inferior 

 grade of olive-oil, known as " Gallipoli oil," prepared 

 from somewhat unripe olives, and containing a large 

 proportion of extractive matters, hence easily becoming 

 rancid. It is used in the old process of Turkey-red dye- 

 ing, under the name huile tournante. The other, used 

 for producing alizarin-reds by the quick process, is the 

 ammonium salt of sulpho-ricinoleic acid (C, a H„- 

 , HSOJO,). 



• urkish (tur'-kish). Pertaining to Turkev or the Turks. 

 T. Bath. See Bath. T. Saddle. See Sella 

 turcica. 

 ^urmeric itur'-mer-ik) [turmerica, turmeric]. The 

 rhizome of Curcuma longa, an aromatic and stimulant. 

 The coloring-matter is used as a test for soluble salts 

 of boron. Dose of fld. ext. tnjcv-^j. T.-paper, 

 unsized white paper steeped in tincture of turmeric 

 and dried by exposure to the air. A test for alkaline 

 solutions, which give a reddish-brown coloration. See 



Curcuma and Cucurmin. T., Tinct. (B.P.), used to 



make turmeric paper. 

 Turn [ME., turnen, to turn]. To cause to revolve 



about an axis. T. of Life. See Menopause. 

 Turnbull's Blue. Same as Berlin Blue. 

 Turner's Cerate. The ceratum calamine or ointment 



of calamin (20 per cent.). T.'s Yellow. Same as 



Cassel Yellow. 

 Turnera (tur'-ner-ah). See Damiana. 

 Turnesol Rag. Same as Bezette. 

 Turning \turn'-ing) [ME., turnen, to turn]. I. See 



Version. 

 Turnip (tur' -nip) [ME., turn, something round; nepe, 



a turnip]. The thick, fleshy root of the plant Brassica 



rapa (Linnerus). T. Braxy. See Braxy. T., 



Indian. See Dragon-root. 

 Turpentine (tur' - pen - fin) . See Terebinthina. T.- 



tree. See Terebinth. 

 Turpeth (tur'-peth) [ME., turbyte, a purgative root]. 



The root of Iponuza turpethum, a purgative plant, much 



resembling jalap, found in Asia and Australia. Unof. 



T. Mineral. See Hydrargyrum. 

 Turps [ME., turbentyne, turpentine]. The trade-name 



for oil of turpentine. 

 Turtle (tur'-tl) [a corruption of tortoise]. A tortoise; 



a member of the Testudinata. T.-back Nail. See 



XaiL T.-lung. See Bronchiectasis. 

 Turunda, Turundula (tu-run'-dah, tu-run' -du-lah) 



[L. : //., Turunda, Turundula:]. A surgical tent. 

 Tussal (tus'-al) [tussis, cough]. Pertaining to or of the 



nature of a cough. 

 Tussilago (tus - il - a'-go) [gen., Tussilaginis']. See 



Coltsfoot. 

 Tussis (tus'- is) [L.]. A cough. T. convulsiva, 



T. ferina, T. quinta, T. stomachalis, T. strangu- 



lans. Synonyms of IVhooping-cough. 

 Tussive (tuy-iv) [tussis, cough]. Pertaining to or 



caused by cough. T. Fremitus. See Fremitus. 

 Tutamen (tu-ta'-men) [L., defense: pl.,Tutamina\ A 



defense or protection. Tutamina cerebri, the skull 



and meninges of the brain. T. oculi,the appendages 



of the eyes — the lids, brows, lashes, etc. 

 Tutsan (tut'-san) [totus, all; sanus, well]. See St. 



John's Wort. 

 Twang [ME., twangue]. A personal quality of the voice, 



usually nasal. 

 Tweenbrain (twin' -bran). See Diencephalon, and In- 



terbrain. 

 Tweezers (l7ve / -zers). See Volsella. 

 Twin (twin) [ME., twin, twins]. One of two persons 



born at the same birth. T. Leaf, the rhizome and 



rootlets of Jeffersonia diphylla. It is diuretic, altera- 

 tive, and antispasmodic, and in large doses emetic. 



Dose of the fld. ext. n\, xx-^j. Unof. See, also, 



Jeffersonia diphylla. 

 Twist, Aberdeen. A variety of acupressure in which 



the pin is given a half or a quarter rotation before fixing 



it in the tissues on the side of the artery opposite to the 



point of insertion of the pin. 

 Twitch (tiuich) [ME., twicchen, to twitch]. To give a 



short, sudden pull or jerk. See, also, Uvular Twitch. 



T. -grass, Triticum repens. See Triticum. 

 Twitches (twich'-es). See Palmus. 

 Twitching (twich'-ing) [ME., ticicchen, to twitch]. 



An irregular spasm of a minor extent. 

 Twixt-Brain (twiksf -bran) . See Interbrain. 

 Tyloma (ti-lo'-mah) [ri/uua, callus : //. , Tylomata\ 



See Callositas. 

 Tylophora (ti - loff' - o - rah) [tv'/joc, knob; (S>epeiv, to 



bear]. A genus of asclepiadaceous old-world plants. 



T. asthmatica is used as a substitute for ipecac. 



Unof. 



