ACETVLITE 



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ACHROMATOPSIA 



a substitute for vanillin. A.leukomethylene- 

 blue. A colorless form of methylene-blue for internal 

 A. methyl. See Acetone ( Illus. Diet. ). A.naph- 

 thalin, A.onaphthalene. See Acenapkthene (Illus. 

 Dice. J. A. Oxid. Same as Acetic Anhydrid. A.para- 

 amidophenylsalicylate. See Salophen (Illus. Diet.). 

 A.-paraethoxyphenylurethane. See Thermodin 

 (Illus. Diet.). A.phenylhydrazid, A.phenylhy- 

 drazin. Same as Hydracetin (Illus. Diet.). A.- 

 tannin, a grayish-yellow, slightly hygroscopic, odor- 

 less, tasteless powder, soluble in alcohol, dilute so- 

 dium phosphate, s. carbonate, or s. borate ; slightly 

 soluble in hot water and ether ; insoluble in cold 

 water; melting at 190 C, It is an astringent and is 

 ' used internally in chronic diarrhea. Externally, it is 

 used in chronic pharyngitis. Dose, 3-7 'i grs. (0.2- 

 0. 5 gm. ). Application 3 r ' c solution in 5 r / c sodium phos- 

 phate. Maximum dose, 60 grs. (3.9 gm.) daily. Syn., 

 Tannigen. A.thymol, C 12 H, 6 2 , a colorless antisep- 

 tic liquid with a pungent taste having a specific gravity 

 of I.009 at O C. and boiling at 244. 4 C. Syn., 

 Thymyl acetate. A.tribromsalol, fine, white acicular 

 I crystals which melt at 108. 5 ; insoluble in water, 

 soluble in alcohol. Syn., Cordyl. A.urethane. See 

 Urethane (Illus. Diet'). 



\cetylite {as-ef -il-ii). A salt of acetylcus acid. 



icetylization {as-et-il-i-za' -shun). The act of combin- 

 ing with or producing compounds of acetic acid or 

 acetyl. 



Vche. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. To be affected with pain. 



^cheilus (ah-ki' -lus) [a, priv. ; x ei/0 ?j a U P]- A. per- 

 son affected with acheilia. 



\cheir [ah'-kir) [a, priv. ; %eip, the hand]. I. Acheir- 

 ous. 2. Said of fishes lacking pectoral fins. 



Achilleate ak-il-e'-dt). A salt of achilleic acid. 



\chillein, Achilleinum [ak-il-e'-in, -i'-num). C 20 H 3g - 



5 . A glucosid, obtained from Achillea millefo- 



; Hum and A. moschata. It occurs as a brownish-red, 



amorphous mass of a strongly bitter taste, soluble in 



! water, less soluble in alcohol, insoluble in ether. It 



! is stated | Pappi) that divided doses up to 30-75 grains 

 cause marked irregularity of the pulse. 



Achilleius (ak-il-li' '-us). The tendo Achillis. 



Achilles -jerk. See Jerk. 



Achilletin (ak-il'-et-in). C 11 H 1 -X0 4 . A dark, red- 

 dish-brown powder, soluble with difficulty in alcohol, 



i insoluble in water, obtained with sugar from achillein 

 by continued boiling in dilute sulfuric acid. 



Achillobursitis (ak-il-o-bur-si'-tis) [Achilles-tendon ; 

 bursa, a purse]. Inflammation of die bursas lying 

 approximate to the Achilles-tendon. 



Achillorrhaphy (ak-il-or' -af-e) [Achilles-tendon ; papij, 

 suture]. Suture of the Achilles-tendon ; practised by 

 C. Bayer instead of achillotomy for the sake of 

 lengthening the tendon. This is exposed, the length 

 divided in half, the upper end of one side, the lower 

 end of the other, cut across, and both the cut surfaces 

 united by a suture. 



Achillotenotomy [ak-il-o-ten-ot' -o-me). Same as Achil- 

 lotomy, 



Achillotomy (ak-il-of -o-me) [Achilles-tendon ; reuveiv, 

 to cut]. The subcutaneous division of the Achilles- 

 tendon. 



Vchilus (ah-ki'-lus) [a, priv. ; x l/ M, green fodder]. 1. 

 Deficient in nourishment. 2. [a, very ; X i/oc >i green 

 fodder] Abundantly nourished. 3. [a, priv. ; x e U-°(;, 

 a lip] Lacking lips (see Acheilus). 



Achlorhydria (ah-klor-hi' -dre-ah) [a, priv. ; x /tJ P°(> 

 green ; idup, water] . A lack of hydrochloric acid 

 m the gastric secretion. 



Achne. iSee Illus. Diet.) 3. Froth; frothy sputum. 

 3lia. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Any condition ob- 





structing the escape of the bile into the small intestine. 

 3. Asiatic cholera. 4. A mild temperament. A., 

 Pigmentary, that in which there is a deficiency of 

 the bile, lack of color in the feces, but no jaundice. 



Acholic. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Able to cure jaundice. 

 3. Due to acholia. 



Acholuria (ah-kol-u'-re-ah) [a, priv. ; x o/ '/i bile ; ovpov, 

 urine]. The absence of bile-pigment in the urine. 



Acholuric [ah-kol-u'-rik). Relating to acholuria. 



Achor. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Tinea; Tinea mucif- 

 lua ; Sordes capitis. A. barbatus. See Sycosis (Illus. 

 Diet.). A. favosus. See Favus (Illus. Diet.). A. 

 granulatus, that forminga crust with a granular appear- 

 ance. Syn., Tinea granulata ; Impetigo a granulatis. 

 A. in facie, incrusted eczema of the face. A. lac- 

 tuminosus, A. larvalis, A. larvatus. See A. in 

 facie. A. mucifluus, I. Favus. 2. Eczema char- 

 acterized by a mucous discharge. A. mucosus. See 

 A. mucifluus. A. scutellatus. See Seborrhcea sicca 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Achores. PI. of Achor. A. capitis. See Scabies cap- 

 itis. 



Achoria (ah-kor / -e-ah) [L.]. See Achoresis. 



Achoresis (ah-kor-e' -sis) [a, priv. ; ;j;wpm', to make 

 room; pi., achoreses\ Grossi's term for the dimin- 

 ished capacity of a hollow organ, as of the bladder. 

 Syn., Achoria. Cf. Stenochoria. 



Achras (ak'-ras) [axpac, the wild pear]. A genus 

 of arboraceous plants of the order Sapotacece. A. 

 sapota, Linn, [coc/iitzapotl, Mex.], the Sapodilla 

 plum ; a species indigenous to South America. The 

 fruit is edible, sweet, cloying ; said to be beneficial in 

 strangury. The seeds are laxative and diuretic ; they 

 are exhibited in emulsion in cases of gravel and renal 

 colic. The bitter astringent bark {cortex jamaicensis) 

 has been used as a substitute for cinchona bark. The 

 bark and seeds yield the glucosid sapodn. The sap 

 yields chicle gum. 



Achroacytosis (ah-hro-ah-si-to'-sis) [axpoiiv, to be col- 

 orless ; kitoc, cell]. Abnormal development of lymph- 

 cells. 



Achroiocytosis {ah-kroi-o-si-to' '-sis). Same as Achro- 

 acytosis. 



Achroma. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Achromasia ; 

 Achromatia ; Achromatosis ; Achromodermia ; Leu- 

 koderma. A. vitiligo. See Vitiligo. 



Achromacyte (ah-kro' '-ma-sit) [a, priv. ; xpvua, color ; 

 /error, cell]. A degenerated, decolorized erythrocyte, 

 a " phantom " or shadow corpuscle ; also called Pon- 

 flck's shadenu corpuscles, Bizzozerd' s blood-platelets, 

 Hayent ' s corpuscles or hematoblasts. 



Achromatia (ah-kro-ma / -she-ah). See Achroma (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Achromatic. (See Illus. Diet. ) 2. Relating to achro- 

 matin. A. Spindle. See Xuclear Spindle (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Achromaticity [ah-kro- mat-is' '-it-e). The state of being 

 achromatic. 



Achromatistous (ah-kro-ma/-is / -tus) [axpuuariaTnc, 

 uncolored]. Deficient or unhealthy in color (as in 

 cachexia ) . 



Achromatization (nh-kro-mat-iz-a / -shun). The act or 

 process of rendering achromatic. 



Achromatize (ah-kro' -mat-iz). To render achromatic. 



Achromatophile (ah-kro-mat'-o-fil) [a, priv. ; xP<->ua, 

 color; (puxlv, to love]. 1. Showing no affinity for 

 stains. 2. A microbe or histologic element which 

 does not stain readily. 



Achromatopsia, Achromatopsy. (See Illus. Diet.) 

 A. , Partial, a form in which only one pair of colors, 

 which to the normal eye are complementary, appear 

 gray or white. A., Total, that in which all the colors 



