ACIESIS 



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ACXEMOUS 



Aciesis {as-i-^-sis). See Acyesis. 



Aciform {as* -e-forni) [acus, a needle ; forma, form]. 



ile-shaped ; acicular, aciculate, aciculiform. 

 Acin [as'-in). See Acinus (Illus. Diet.). 

 Acinal (as'-in-al). Pertaining to an acinus; acinous. 

 Acineses. See Akineses. 

 Acinesic, Acinetic. See Akinetic. 

 Acinosa tunica. See Tunica acinosa. 

 Acinose {as^-in-oz). See Acinous. 

 Acinosus \as-m-o , -sus) [L.]. Resembling grapes, acin- 



Acinotubular (as-in-o-tu* -bu-lar) [acinus, a grape ; 

 a tube]. Applied to a giand or other struc- 

 ture having tubular acini or secreting sacs. 

 Acinous :,' -inns) [acinus, a grape]. I. Relating to 

 acinus or having acini. 2. Resembling a grape or a 

 ler of grapes ; composed of granular concretions ; 



nserin \as-e-pen' -sur-in). C 25 H-,N,,0 9 . A pro- 

 in obtained from the sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus. 

 \cleidian ah-kli' -de-ah) [a, priv.; k/.eic, the collar- 

 bone]. Without clavicles. 

 \cme (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Acne; an acne papule; 



a wart. 

 \cmeochlorosis, Acmaeochlorosis \ak-me-o-klor-o f - 



Chlorosis adultorum. 

 \cmeopimelorrhea, Acrnaeopimelorrhcea (ak-me-o- 

 See Seborrhea oleosa (Illus. Diet.). 

 Vcmeopolysarcia, Acmaeopolysarcia (ak-me-o-pol-e- 



See Polysarcia adultorum. 

 \cna ak'-nati). See Acne. 



\cne. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Acne varus; Whelk; 

 >ie boutonneuse ; Acne eruptive. A. 

 albida. See Milium (Illus. Diet.). A., Arthritic, 

 a form common in adults, especially in women at the 

 climacteric and thought to be connected with the ar- 

 thritic diathesis. A. artificialis e bromio, A. arti- 

 ficialis e pice. A. artificialis ex iodinio. See .-/., 

 /.. Tar-; A., lodm-. A. boutonneuse. See 

 me. A., Bromin-, A., bromata, that due to in- 

 use of bromin. A. cheloidienne. See Derma- 

 papillaris capillitii i Illus. Diet.). A.. Chlorin-, 

 described by Herxheimer, occurring among 

 men engaged in manufacturing hydrochloric acid. 

 The skin of the face was pigmented, comedones and 

 :'.es of varying size were thickly scattered over the 

 | face, brow, scalp, neck, back, upper thorax, genitals, 



U J inner surface of the thighs. Atheromas and 

 is corniheations resembling those of Darier's 

 >e were present on the scalp. A. coagminata, 

 j * form of bromin-acne in which the groups of closely 

 aggregated pustules form thick patches covered with 



I- of dried pus, presenting beneath a dusky red and 

 often moist surface. A., Concrete. See Seborrhea 

 .is. Diet. i. A., Congestive. See Acne 

 '. !us. Diet. i. A. contagiosa, an inoculable 

 pustular disease of horses, said to differ from horse- 

 A. cornea. Same as Ichthyosis follicularis 

 Illus. Diet. ). A., Elephantiasic. See Rhinophyma 

 (Illus. Diet.). A. ephebica, a form peculiar to 

 puberty. A., Epileptic, acne in an epileptic ; it is 

 sometimes due to ingestion of bromin. A. eruptive. 

 (Illus. Diet. |. A. ex usu picis. See 



Ua.. Fluent-. See Seborrhaa oleosa (Illus. 

 A. granulosa. See A. , cachecticorum ( Illus. 

 t. A. hordeolans, A. hordeolaris, a form with 

 pustules arranged in linear groups. A. , Iodin-, A. 

 lata, A. jodata. acne due to internal use of iodin or 

 its compounds. A. luposa. See A. telangiectodes. A. 

 medicamentosa, acne due to the internal administra- 

 certain drugs — as iodin, bromin, etc. A. 

 , miliaris, i. Milium. 2. A pustular variety of A. 



rosacea. A., Miliary Arthritic. See A. cachecti- 

 corum (Illus. Diet.). A., Miliary Scrofulous, a va- 

 riety of the disease usually occurring on the forehead ; 

 the pustules are small, discrete, or confluent, and often 

 arranged in geometric figures. A. molluscoidea, A. 

 molluscum. See Molluscum contagiosum (Illus. 

 Diet. ). A., Penicilliform. See Tinea asbestina and 

 seborrhaa amianthacea (Illus. Diet i. A., Pilous, a 

 variety of the disease in which the pustules involve the 

 hair-bulbs. A., Pilous, Umbilicated, a variety of 

 the disease in which each pustule is umbilicated and 

 pierced by a hair. A. psydracia, term used by Sau- 

 vage to designate pustular acne. A. punctata 

 albida. See Milium (Illus. Diet). A., Pustulous 

 Disseminated, the name given by Bazin to A. sim- 

 plex. A. rhinophyma. Same as A. hypertrophica 

 (Illus. Diet. ). A. rosacea congestiva. See A. hyper- 

 trophica (Illus. Diet.). A. rosacea hypertrophica. 

 See A. hypertrophica (Illus. Diet.). A. rosacea 

 pustulosa. See Rosacea pustulosa. A. scorbutica, 

 that associated with scurvy. Syn., Purpura maculosa. 

 A. sebacea cornea. See Darier's Disease (Illus. 

 Diet). A. sebacea molluscum. See Atheroma 

 (Illus. Diet.). A., Sebaceous, Crusty. See Sebor- 

 rhaa sicca (Illus. Diet. ). A., Sebaceous, Dry, A. 

 sebacea exsiccata. See Xeroderma (Illus. Diet). 

 A.. Sebaceous, Fluent. See Seborrhaa oleosa (Illus. 

 Diet.). A. secretante, a comprehensive term used by 

 Bazin for anomalies of sebaceous secretion, including 

 acne punctata and acne sebacea. A. Solaris, a form 

 due to exposure to the sun, marked by red papules 

 , that seldom suppurate, occurring on the nose, lower 

 eyelids, and cheeks. A., Squamous, a form described 

 by Astruc, perhaps seborrhcea sicca. A. strophulosa. 

 See Milium (Illus. Diet.). A., Syphilitic. A. 

 syphilitica, a form with inflammation in the follicles 

 appearing in scattered, pointed pustules with copper- 

 colored base. Syn., Acneiform sypkiloderm. A., Tar-, 

 that due to prolonged application of tar to the 

 skin, marked by red inflammatory papules with black 

 points in the centers. Syn., Ante ex usu picis. A. 

 telangiectodes, A. teleangeiectodes. Kaposi's name 

 for a nonpuslular disease having its origin in the hair- 

 follicles and presenting smooth, shining, circumscribed 

 hemispheric nodules, pale-pink to brownish-red in 

 color, from a pinhead to a cherrystone in size. Epi- 

 thelial cyst formation and degeneration of the hair- 

 follicle attends it. Syn., Disseminated follicular lupus 

 simulating acne; Acne luposa; Lupus miliaris; 

 Lupus follicularis acneiformis ; Acute disseminated 

 nodular tuberculous lupus. A., Tennesson's, a 

 disseminate variety of acne cornea. A. of the 

 Throat. See Pharyngitis, Follicular (Illus. Diet). 

 A. tuberata, A. tuberculosa. See A. indurata 

 (Illus. Diet.). A., Tuberculoid. See Molluscum 

 contagiosum (Illus. Diet. 1. A., Tuberculous. Um- 

 bilicated. See Molluscum contagiosum (Illus. Diet. . 

 A. umbilicata. See Molluscum contagiosum (Illus. 

 Diet.). A., Varicose, a form described by Astruc 

 characterized by dilated superficial capillaries. A. 

 varioliformis. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. See Molluscum 

 contagiosum \ Illus. Diet. 1. A. varus. See Acne (Il- 

 lus. Diet.). A. vulgaris indurata. See A. indurata 

 (Illus. Dict.V A. vulgaris simplex. See A. sim- 

 plex (Illus. Diet.). A. vulgaris tuberata. See.-/. 

 indurata (Illus. Diet.). 



Acneform, Acneiform (ak'-ne-form, ak-ne 1 '-e-forni). 

 Resembling acne. 



Acnemia. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A condition marked 

 by total absence of legs. 



Acnemous {ak'-ne-mus) [a, priv. ; Kvt)ut], leg]. Having 

 imperfect calves ; having no legs. 



