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11 and Varrentrap's Method. See Nitrogen. 

 lliam son's Diabetic Blood Test. Place in a test- 

 ibe of small caliber 40 c. mm. of water and 20 

 . mm. of blood taken from the finger-tip or lobule of 

 ie ear ; add to this 1 c.c. of methyl blue solution 

 t : 6000 ) and 40 c. mm. of liquid potassse. Place the 

 •st-tube in boiling water for three or four minutes with- 

 it shaking. If the blood is that of a diabetic patient, 

 te hlue color will disappear and the fluid will become 

 ellow. In nondiabetic blood the blue color will remain, 

 lliams' Tracheal Tone. The peculiar resonance, 

 >metimes found in the second intercostal space in 

 cry large pleural effusions. It is a dull tym- 

 initic resonance, becoming higher on opening the 

 outh. and arises from the vibrations of air in a large 

 onchus surrounded by compressed lung. 

 1 lis, Chords of. Fibrous bands, which extend 

 msversely across the inferior angle of the superior 

 ngiludinal sinus. W., Circle of. See Circle. 

 T.'s Disease, diabetes. See Diseases, Table of. 

 /., Nerve of. See Nerves, Table of. 

 Wow [wil'-o) [ME., ivilowe, willow]. See Salix. 

 '.-bark, the bark of several species of willow, nota- 

 .' Salix arenaria and S. caprcea, used in Russia and 

 :nmark for the tanning of lighter skins, for the 

 inufacture of glove- leather and the so-called Russia 

 ther. The percentage of tannin it contains is 

 lally given as from three to five per cent., although 

 ner found over 12 per cent, in several species, 

 .-herb. See Epilobium and Lythrttm. 

 V;on's Disease. General exfoliative dermatitis. 

 ;ses, Table of. W.'s Formula, an animal 

 ie used in dermatology. It contains sulphur 

 . potassium carbonate 2 drams, benzoated lard 

 4>unces, oil of chamomile )A dram. W.'s Muscle. 

 . Table of. 

 ntli) [ME., winche, the crank of a wheel]. 

 He for turning a wheel or other revolving ap- 

 : the apparatus thus revolved. W., Verona, 

 Apparatus having a cog-wheel and used fortighten- 

 \ .ture around a hemorrhoid. 



ind, wind]. 1. A current of air. 2. 

 W. of a Ball, the compression of air said 

 t« e produced by the passage of a ball close to the 

 Wy, and to give rise to an injury called a " wind- 

 W., Broken. See Heaves. W.-colic. 

 SI Bloat. W. -contusion. See IV. of a Ball. 

 V -dropsy, a synonym for flatulence. W., Elec- 

 ts, that form of electric current which..coming in 

 W act with the person, gives the sensation of a gentle 

 hiring upon the parts. W. -fertilized, anemophil- 

 W. -flower, anemone. W. -galls, in farriery, 

 ui ed bursre found at the posterior part of the fetlock - 

 J°t • and due to a dropsical condition of the bursae 

 >n. W. -getting, in the process of training, 

 lal increase in the capability of the heart, 

 socially of the right chambers. W.-pipe. See 

 hea. W. -pox, chicken-pox, or varicella. W.- 

 collection of air or gas beneath the skin of a 

 0! following the operation of caponizing. Simple 

 ' Hire affords relief. W. -stroke, acute spinal 

 Jtysis in the horse. W.-sucking: 1. The habit 

 f * horse that carries his nose in the air. 2. More 



the habit of a horse, called crib-biting. 



111 ass (w/W -/,?_?) [ME.]. An apparatus for wind- 



- cord on an axle, the cord being tightened by 



"Ms of a weight. W., Spanish. See Tourniquet 



■ rrot. 

 ^ w [win'-do] [ME. , rvindozve, window]. An aper- 

 Jjj n a wall for the admission of light and air. W., 

 See Fenestra ovalis. W., Round. See 

 ■ rotunda. 



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Wine (-win) [ME., wm, wine]. The fermented juice 

 of various species of Pitts. A sweet wine is one in 

 which a notable portion of the original grape-sugai of 

 the must has escaped fermentation, or to which an ad- 

 dition of sugar has been made subsequent to the main 

 fermentation. A dry wine is one in which the sugar, 

 whether originally present or subsequently added, has 

 almost all undergone change in the processes of fermen- 

 tation. A sparkling wine is one in which a supplemen- 

 tary fermentation is purposely developed subsequent 

 to the bottling, whereby quantities of carbon dioxid are 

 developed and held dissolved under pressure. See 

 Vinum. W., Barley, beer. W.-blue, the color- 

 ing-matter of red wines, a blue substance similar to 

 litmus, possessing the property of turning red in the 

 presence of acids. W., Burgundy, a heavy- 

 red or white wine from Burgundy, France. W., 

 Champagne. See Champagne. W.-glassful, two 

 fluidounces. Ws., Heavy, wines containing more 

 than 12 per cent, by weight of alcohol. W '., 

 High, commercial ethyl-alcohol. Ws., Light, wines 

 containing less than 12 per cent, by weight of 

 alcohol, as claret, Sauterne, or Moselle. W., Low, 

 the products of the first distillation. ^V., Madeira, 

 a heavy wine from the island of Madeira, having a 

 nutty flavor. W. -madness, a form of insanity asso- 

 ciated with and caused by alcoholism. See Oinomania. 

 W., Malaga, a sweet wine from Malaga iu Spain ; 

 it contains between 13 and 14 per cent, of alcohol. 

 W., Milk, fermented milk. See Kefyr. W., Moselle, 

 a light wine from the valley of the Moselle in I ier- 

 many. W., Mulled, a preparation made by adding 

 eggs and spices to wine and then heating it. W.- 

 nose, a popular term for acne rosacea. W., 

 Oil of. See //'., Oil of , Heavy. W., Oil of, Con- 

 crete. See Etherin. W., Oil of, Heavy, ethereal 

 oil. W., Oil of, Light, etherol, a yellowish liquid of 

 a peculiar odor obtained from ethereal oil. W., Port, a 

 heavy wine from Oporto, Portugal . W., Raisin, wine 

 consisting mainly of a fermented infusion of raisins ; 

 it contains also the fermented juice of fresh grapes, 

 sugar, and tartaric acid. W., Red. See Vinum 

 rubrum. "W. t Sherry, a heavy wine from the 

 region of Xeres, in Spain ; it is white or brown in color. 

 The sherry wine often obtained seldom contains 

 any wine at all, but consists of alcohol, water, and 

 flavoring ingredients. W., Spirit of, ethyl-alcohol. 

 W. -vinegar. See Vinegar. W.-whey, a nutritious 

 and slightly stimulating preparation used in adynamic 

 states. It is made of white wine and milk, from two 

 to eight ounces of the former being added to a pint 

 of the latter at the boiling temperature ; the whey is 

 then strained off and sweetened. W., White. See 

 / 'in um album. 



Wing [ME., ivinge, wing]. In biology, an organ 

 adapted for flight. See Ala. W. of Ingrassias, the 

 aire of the sphenoid. W.-seed. See Ptelea trifoliata. 



Winged {wmgd) [ME., winge, wing]. Possessing 

 al?e, or wings. W\ Scapulae, the peculiar deflection 

 of the scapulas in tuberculous patients, or in those so 

 inclined. See Angel-wing. 



Wink (-i'ingk) [ME., winken, to wink]. To close and 

 open the eyelids quickly. 



Winker (-uing'-ker) [ME., zcinken, to wink]. An 

 eyelash. See Haw. 



Winking (wing' -king). See Nictitation. 



Winogradsky, Nitrifying Bacillus of. See Bacteria, 

 Synonymatic Table of. 



Winslow, Foramen of. See Foramina, Table of. 

 W., Ligament of. See Ligament. 



Winter {win f -ter) [ME., winter, winter]. The cold 

 season of the year. W. -berry, black alder ; fever- 



