ZINCIBER 



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ZONA 



material composed of powdered oxid of zinc, and 

 fluid chlorid of zinc. Z. Oxyphosphate, a dental 

 filling-material which is a basic compound of zinc 

 with phosphoric acid, and is made by adding a 

 syrupy solution of glacial phosphoric acid to calcined 

 oxid of zinc. Z. Phosphate, this dental filling- 

 material consists of a powder — the calcined and pul- 

 verized oxid of zinc, and a fluid or crystals — glacial 

 phosphoric acid. Z. Phosphid, Zn 3 Ph 2 . A nerve- 

 stimulant in spinal irritation. Dose gr. xV _ i- 

 Z., Sea-salt of. See Z. Chlorid. Z.-spar. See 

 Calamin. Z. Sulphas, ZnS0 4 .7H 2 0. Dose, as 

 tonic and astringent, gr. jQ-ij ; as emetic, gr. x-xxx. 

 Z. Sulphid, Hydrated, a white preparation of 

 zinc useful in chronic eczema, psoriasis, and other 

 diseases when the skin needs stimulation. It is 

 used externally in ointments ; internally, in pills, each 

 containing six grains of the sulphid. Z. sulphocar- 

 bolas, Zn(C 6 H 5 SOJ 2 H 2 2 , an intestinal antiseptic. 

 Dose gr. x-xv. Z. valerianas, Zn(C 5 H 9 2 ) 2 .2H 2 0, 

 useful in neurasthenic conditions. Dose,gr. T x 5 — ij . See, 

 also, Allen's Test. Z. -white, commercial oxid of 

 zinc. Z. -yellow, basic zinc chromate. See Pig- 

 ments, Conspectus of. 



Zinciber izin'-sib-er). Same as Zingiber. 



Zincic [zing' -US) [zincum, zinc]. Containing or per- 

 taining to zinc. 



Zincolith (zingk'-o-lith). See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Zingiber \zin' -jib-er) [fa/yifiepig, ginger]. Ginger. 

 The rhizome of Z. officinale. Its properties are due 

 to an oleo-resin. It is a stimulant and carminative, 

 and is excellent to relieve flatulence, to correct 

 the griping of purgatives, and as a flavoring 

 adjuvant. Z., Fid. Ext. Dose rt^x-^ss. Z., 

 Oleoresina, extracted by ether. Dose ttV^-ij. Z., 

 Syr., 2 per cent, of the fid. ext. in syrup. Dose 

 3 ss— ij . Z., Tinct., 20 per cent. Dose TTLx-^ij. 

 Z., Tinct., Fortior (B. P. ) Dose Tl\v-xx. Z., Troch., 

 each contains gr. ij of the tinct., with tragacanth, 

 sugar, etc. 



Zinn, Ligament of. See Ligawent. Z.'s Corona, 

 an arterial plexus about the optic nerve, in the 

 sclerotic. Z.'s Membrane. See Zottule of Zinn. 

 Z., Zone or Zonule of. See Zonule. 



Zirconium ( zir -ko'-ne -um) [Pers., zargun, gold- 

 colored]. A chemic element (symbol Zr. ; at. \vt., 

 89.6), resembling titanium and silicon, and soluble 

 in aqua regia and in hydrofluoric acid. It is obtained 

 from a mineral called zircon. See Elements, Table of. 



Zittman's Decoction. A drink for old, obstinate cases 

 of syphilis. It is constituted as follows : R . Sarsapar- 

 illa, cut, \2 x /t, ounces ; water 325 Troy ounces. Digest 

 for 24 hours, and add alum and sugar each 6 drams, 

 enclosed in a linen rag. Heat in a steam bath in a 

 covered vessel for 3 hours, adding, toward the close, 

 anise and fennel each 4 drams, senna 3 ounces, 

 liquorice-root Ij^ ounces. Express, strain, and after 

 several hours decant. It should weigh 312 Troy 

 ounces. Put aside as a strong decoction. A weaker 

 decoction is made from the dregs. 



Zizyphus. (ziz / -if- us) [Ci£v<j>oc, the jujube-tree]. A 

 genus of rhamnaceous plants. See Jujube . 



Zoadula (zo-ad' -u-lah) [far/, life; //. , Zoaduhe"]. In 

 biology, one of the locomotive spores of certain Algce 

 (Confervce). See Zoospore. 



Zoamylin (zo-am'-il-in). See Glycogen. 



Zoanthodeme [zo-an' -tho-dim) [fawv, animal ; avOog, a 

 flower ; Si/xa, a bundle]. In biology, the compound or- 

 ganism produced by the budding of an actinozoan polyp. 



Zoanthodemic (zo-an-lho-dem' -ih) [fa^oi', animal ; artloc, 

 a flower; di/ia, a bundle]. Pertaining to a zoantho- 

 deme. 



Zoanthropic {zo-an-throp f -ik) [faov, animal ; avdponoq, 

 man]. Of the nature of, or relating to zoanthropy. 



Zoanthropy (zo-an' -thro-pe) [fwcw, animal ; avdpuiroq,a. 

 man]. A form of monomania in which the person 

 affected imagines himself transformed into an animal, 

 or inhabited by, or subject to the obsession of some 

 animal. 



Zoarial {zo-a'-re-al) [faap/ov, dim. of Ctiov, animal]. 

 Pertaining to a zoarium. 



Zoarium (zo-a' '-re-um) [fanpiov, dim. of r (bov. an ani- 

 mal : pi. Zoaria~\. In biology, the composite struc- 

 ture formed by repeated gemmation in the Polyzoa. 



Zodiophilous {zo-de-off f -il-us) [g&diov, dim. of 

 animal; <pi?ielv, love]. In biology, applied to plants 

 which are frequented by animals and pollinated by 

 their agency. Cf. Anemophilous, Hydrophilous, An- 

 thophilous. 



Zoea, Zocea (zo-e'-ah) [faav, animal : pi. , Zoeae , zoa>a>\. 

 In biology, the developmental stage in which the 

 larvae of most of the Decapoda leave the egg. It is 

 characterized by the presence of a large cephalotho- 

 racic shield, caudal segments well developed but with- 

 out appendages, tail forked, six posterior thoracic seg- 

 ments rudimentary or non-existent, and seven anterior 

 pairs of appendages. Cf. Nauplius, Megalops. 



Zoeal (zo-e f -al) \f,Cpv, animal]. Pertaining to a zoea. 



Zoecial (zo- e'- she - al) \filtov, animal; oinia, house]. 

 Pertaining to a zoecium. 



Zoecium, Zocecium (zo-e'-se-um) [{omv, animal ; 

 house: //. , Zoecia~\. In biology, the chamber in 

 which the polyp is lodged in Polyzoa : the Cyst id of 

 Nitsche and the Brutkapsel of Reichert. 



Zoeform [zo'-e-form) [l,Ciov, animal; forma, form]. 

 Having the form of a zoea. 



Zoether {zo-e'-ther) [far/, life; aiOf/p, upper air]. Same 

 as Prolyl. 



Zoetic {zo-et'-ik) [fail, life]. Vital. 



Zoetrope [zo r -e-trop) [far/, life ; rpeireiv, to turn]. An 

 instrument that by the revolution of a series of pic- 

 tures before the eye gives the appearance of a person 

 or animal in motion, the pictures successively repre- 

 senting single phases of a compound act. Called, also, 

 a phanakistoscope. 



Zoiatria [zo-e-a' ' -tre-ah) [ r &ov, animal ; tarpeia, medical 

 treatment]. The art and science of veterinary sin 



Zoiatrics (zo-i-at'-riks). See Zoiatria. 



Zoic (zo / -ih) [fain6q, of animals]. In biology, of or 

 pertaining to living organisms ; relating especially tc 

 animal life. 



Zoidin {zo'-id-in). See Glairin. 



Zoism [zo'-izni) [fail, life]. The doctrine or theory 

 that life is the manifestation of the operations 

 peculiar vital principle ; the doctrine of vital I 



Zoistic (zo-iY-tih) [fa//, life]. Pertaining to animal 

 life ; vitalistic. 



Zbllner's Lines. A device to illustrate false estimates 

 of direction or paral- 

 lelism by intersecting 

 lines crossing parallel 

 lines at a certain angle. 



Zona (zo / - nah) [gen. 

 and //., Zona\. I. A 

 zone ; a belt or girdle. 

 A name given to cer- 

 tain spaces traversing 

 the cortical envelop of 

 the kidney, as Z. glo- 

 merasa, Z. faseiculata, 

 Z. reticularis, etc. 2. 



II erpea roster. Z. 

 alba, the white zone of 

 the eyeball. Z. arcuata, the inner zone of the basilar 



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