

ULCERATION 



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ULXEX 



lceration (ul-ser-a' -shun) [ulcus, a sore]. The pro- 

 he formation of an ulcer. U. of the Cervix. 

 >sion. U., Fissured. See Ulcer, Fissurated. 

 U., Heryng's Pharyngeal, a rather diffuse ulcer of 

 the hard palate and fauces. U., Malignant, ulcera- 

 tion caused by carcinoma or sarcoma. U., Puerperal, 

 ulceration of the genitals due to injury during labor. 

 U., Tuberculous {of the larynx), an ulcer usually 

 found on the dorsal wall of the larynx, and caused by 

 tuberculosis. 



cerative {ul'-ser-a-tiv) [ulcus, ulcer]. Pertaining or 

 ^longing to ulceration. U. Scrofuloderma. See 



cerous ( ul' -ser-us ) [ulcerosus~\ . Exhibiting ulceration ; 

 o the character of an ulcer. 



-hits) [L.]. See Ulcer. U. excedens. See 

 U., Grave. See Fungus Foot. U. 

 rodens, Mooren's term for a form of creeping ulcer 

 which begins at the upper edge of the cornea as a 

 superficial lesion, separated from the healthy portion 

 ■jy a gray, opaque rim -which is undermined. The 

 .vhole cornea is liable to be traversed and the sight 

 lestroyed. 



cuscle, Ulcuscule, Ulcusculum {ul-kus'-k!, ul- 

 'rus'-kul, ul-kus'-ku-lum) [ulcusculum; pi., Ulcus- 

 ula~\. A small ulcer, 

 ^emorrhagia {u-lem-or-a'-je-ah) [of /or, the gum; 

 'iua, blood; prjyvvvai, to burst forth]. Hemorrhage 

 >r bleeding at the gums, 

 'erythema {u-ler-it/i -e'-mah) [ovkh, scar; kpvOijfia, 

 rythema]. An erythematous disease marked by the 

 > Drmation of cicatrices. U. sycosiforme. See Sycosis, 

 f-upoid. 



•t'-ik) [or/.ov, gum]. Pertaining to the gums. 

 Hix [u'-leks) [L.]. A genus of leguminous shrubs of 

 '".urope and Africa. U. europaeus is the common 

 whin, or furze. . 



i-Uks'-in) [ulex, a shrub], Cj,H u N 2 0. An 

 lkaloid found in the seed of Ulex europctus. It is a 

 jowerful diuretic, and causes local anesthesia. Dose 

 r. ^ in pill ; to be used with caution. Unof. 

 Iginose, Uliginous {u-lij'-inbz, u-lij'-in-us) [uligo, 

 loisture]. Pertaining to or growing in a marshy soil. 

 i'-tis) [o>/s>v, gum ; trie, inflammation]. In- 

 animation of the gums. 



''-em). A form of indigestion met with in 



j apland, and probably due to the use of smoked meat. 



1. nic {ul'-mik) [ulmus, elm] . Denoting an acid found 



i earth-mold, a product of the decay of vegetable 



latter. 



'-min) [ulmus, elm]. A brown substance 

 ■oduced by the action of strong acids or alkalies on 

 inous organic bodies, especially by heating treacle or 

 cohol with strong sulphuric acid. 

 Lious [ul'-mus) [ulmus, elm]. In chemistry, denot- 

 i g a group of brown or black substances containing 

 i or ulmic acid. 

 BltM ul'-mus) [L.: gen., Ulmi~\. Elm, slippery elm. 

 er bark of U. fulva. It contains a large per- 

 of mucilage, and is demulcent -and slightly 

 it. It is valuable in diarrhea, and as an 

 it in acute inflammations. U., Mucilago, elm 

 boiling water loo, macerated for two hours and 

 ■ained. Dose ad lib. Cf. Fremontia. 



-nab) [L., a cubit]. The large bone of the 



. articulating with the humerus and the head 



the radius above and with the radius below. See 



it 229 - 



Uad (ul'-nad) [ulna. ulna]. Toward the ulnar 



[*ct. 

 War (ul'-nar) [ulnar is, ulnar]. Pertaining to the 

 U. Nerve, a nerve both of motion and sensa- 



tion springing from the brachial plexus and supplying 

 the ulnar region of the arm. 

 Ulnare, or Os ulnare (ul-na'-re) [ulna, ulna]. The 

 cuneiform bone of the carpus. See Bones, Table of. 



Brachial Portion of Muscu- 



LO-CUTANEOl'S, MtDIAN AND 



Ulnar Nerves. 



Terminal Portion of Me- 

 dian Xerve and of Ulnar 

 Nerve. 





i. Musculocutaneous nerve. 2. Branch to coraco-brachialis. 

 3. Branch to biceps. 4. Branch to brachialis amicus. 5. 

 Anastomotic branch from median. 6. Division of musculo- 

 cutaneous. 7. Radial nerve. 8. Its external cutaneous 

 branch. 9. Internal cutaneous. 10. Its anterior, or ulnar 

 branch. 11. Upper portion of median and ulnar nerves. 12. 

 Their middle portion 13. Branch to pronator radii teres. 

 14. Trunk giving rise to anterior muscular branches. 15. 

 Branches to flexor profundus digitorum. 16. Branch to 

 flexor longus proprius pollicis. 17. Interosseous branches. 

 18. Palmar cutaneous branch. 19. Branch for muscles of 

 thenar eminence. 20. External collateral branch to thumb. 

 21. Internal collateral branch. 22. External collateral branch 

 to index finger. 23. Common trunk of internal collateral 

 branch to index fingerand external collateral branch to mid- 

 dle finger. 24. Trunk of internal collateral branch to middle 

 finger and external collateral branch to ring finger. 25. 

 Branch of ulnar nerve to flexor carpi ulnaris. 26. Branches 

 to two inner fasciculi of flexor profundus digitorum. 27. 

 Cutaneous and anastomotic filament. 28. Dorsal branch. 

 29. Superficial palmar branch. 30. Common trunk of in- 

 ternal collateral branch to ring finger and external collateral 

 branch to little finger 31. Internal collateral branch to little 

 finger. 32. Deep palmar branch. 33. Branch of the latter 

 to hypothenar muscles. 34. Branches to muscles of fourth 

 interosseous and to fourth lumbr^calis. 35. Branches to 

 muscles of third interosseous space and to third lumbricalis. 

 36. Branches to the adductor of the thumb and to the mus- 

 cles of the first two interosseous spaces. 



Ulnaris (ul-na'-ris) [L.]. See Muscles, Table of. 

 Ulnen (ul'-nen) [ulna, ulna]. Belonging to the ulna 

 in itself. 



