ACONITYL 



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ACROMIS 



Aconityl (ak-on'-it-il). C 6 H s 3 . The trivalent radicle 



of aeon i tic acid. 

 Acopos a/i'-ko-pos) [a, priv. ; x6~oc, pain, that is to say 

 calmative]. I. A class of anodyne medicines. 2. 

 The '• refreshing'.' stone, described by Pliny as " like 

 niter in appearance, porous and starred with drops of 

 gold ; gently boiled with oii and applied as an un- 

 guent it relieves lassitude.'* 3. Anagyris fitida, 

 in. (q. v.). 4. Applied by Apuleius to rnanna. 

 Acopria (ah-kop'-re-ah). See Acoprosis (Illus. Diet. ). 

 Acoprous (ah-hop'-rus). Characterized by the absence 



of excrement in the bowels. 

 Acopyrin (ah-o-pi'-rin). A combination of aspirin and 

 antipyrin ; it is used in rheumatism. Dose, 0.5 gm. 

 5 or 6 times daily. 

 Acoria. See Illus. Diet.) 2. Temperance in eating. 

 3. A nervous affection of the stomach characterized by 

 j a sense of satiety. 

 Acorn-chocolate See under Chocolate. A. -sugar. 



See Quercit (Illus. Diet.). 

 Acorum ak'-or-um) [anwr]. The root of the sweet- 

 flag. Acorns calamus, Linn. 

 \corus [ak'-or-us) [anojoc, the sweet-flag]. A genus 

 of herbs belonging to the natural order Aroidea. A. 

 calamus. Linn., sweet flag, a species common in 

 ips throughout Europe and the United States; the 

 rhizome is used as a carminative and aromatic. It 

 yields acorin and calamus oil. 

 \cosmia. See Illus. DicL) 3. Ataxia. 4. Bald- 

 5. Any deformity giving rise to irregularity of 

 I the features. Syn., Acosmy. 

 Acosmus uik-oz' -mus). Affected with acosmia. Syn., 



11 us. 

 Acosmy [ak-oz'-me'). See Acosmia. 

 Acouometer. (See Illus. Diet ) 2. An instrument 

 • devised by Marage arranged to give a typical sound of 

 \ a vowel, which may be used as a standard to which 



other sounds may be referred. 

 Acouphonia {ah-koo-fo' -ne-afi). See Acouophonia 



as. Diet.). 

 Acousia ah-koo'-se-aK) [anovcia, constraint]. Involun- 

 tary action 

 Xcousmetric, Acousmometric (ah-koos-mef -rik, ah- 

 koos-mo-mel' -rik). Pertaining to the auditory sense or 

 to the power of estimating the relative distance of 

 sourw-. Syn.. Acusmetricus ; Acusmomctricus. 

 \coustica [ah-koos'-te-ka). Remedies for impaired hear- 

 ing. 

 Vcousticon (ah-koos' -tik-on). An ear-trumpet. 

 \coutometer (ah-koo-tom' -et-er) . Same as Acoumeter 



(Illus. Diet.), 

 ^cquisitus (ah- kn-i-zi' '-/its) \acquirire, to acquire]. Ac- 

 quired, said of habits, diseases, etc., not congenital or 

 inherited. 

 Vcracholia {ak-ra-ko'-le-ah) [anpaxo/Ja']. A fit of pas- 

 1 sion ; passionateness. 



^craconitin (ak-ra-kon'-it-in). See Aconiiin, British. 

 \cracy [ak'-ra . See Acrasia (Illus. Diet.). 

 \craldehyd (ak-ral' '-de-hid). Bauer's name for croton 



aldehyd. See under Croton (Illus. Diet.). 

 Vcranius (ah-kra'-ne-us) [</, priv. ; Kpawov, cranium]. 



nster wholly or partly destitute of cranium, 

 icratotherm ah-krat'-o thitrm) [a, priv. ; rparoc, 

 mixed; fepui/, heat]. I. A hot spring yielding water 

 pure and soft through absence of mineral constituents. 

 2. The water of a hot spring having a low percentage 

 of saline constituents. 



icratothermal 1 ah-krat-o-thurm'-al). Applied to baths 

 ; prepared from mineral water of high temperature but 

 ' with low percentage of solid constituents (50 gr. to a 

 gallon ) . See under Bath. 



ueri>ov, a measure]. A device for measuring minute 

 objects. 



Acridity [ai-rid'-it-e) [acer, sharp]. I. The quality of 

 being acrid, cutting, pungent, bitter, irritative or cor- 

 rosive. Syn., AcrUude; Acridncss : Acrity. 



Acridophagy (ak - rid - of- a -ye) [anfjic, the locust; 

 oa}ftr, to eat]. 1. The practice of feeding upon 

 locusts. 2. An Ethiopian disease supposed to be due 

 to immoderate diet of locusts or to the penetration of 

 the skin by these or other insects. 3. The condition 

 of sores infested with maggots. 



Acrisis, Acrisy {ak'-ris-is, ak'-ris-e). See Acrisia 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Acritude ak'-rit-iid). See Acridity. 



Acrity (ak'-rit-e). See Acridity. 



Aero [ah'-ro). See Acron. 



Acroblast (ak'-ro-blast) [anpoq, extreme ; 3/acroc, a 

 germ]. Kollmann's term for that part of the germi- 

 nal membrane of the embryo which gives rise to blood- 

 vessels filled with blood and probably connective 

 tissue. Cf. Poreutes. 



Acroblastic (ak-ro-bias'-tik) [aKpoc, extremity ; 3/aaroq, 

 a germ]. GerminaUng at the end. Monocotyledonous. 



Acrobustitis {<:k-robtts-ti'-tis). Same as Acrobystitis. 



Acrobystia. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Circumcision. 



Acrobysticus (ah-ro bis'-ti&-us). Preputial. 



Acrobystitis. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Inflammation of 

 the sheath of the penis in the horse. 



Acrocheiron (ak ro-ki'-ron). See Acrocheir (Illus. 

 Diet. I. 



Acrochordus (ak-ro-kord'-us). See Acrochordon (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Acrocolia (ak-rok(/-Ie-ah) [pi. of aKpoKu/.tov]. The 

 extremities of the body, especially of the lower 

 animals. 



Acrocomia (ak-ro-ko' -me-afi) \hnpov, the top ; koutj, 

 hair]. A genus of plants of the order Pahtttt. A. 

 lasiospatha. Mart., a species native of the West 

 Indies. The pulp of the fruit is edible and the bitter 

 nuts yield a valuable oil. A. sclerocarpa, Mart., 

 the great macaw tree, a species native throughout 

 tropical America. One of the most highly prized 

 palms of Brazil, Guiana, and the Antilles. The wood 

 is useful for construction, and yields an alimentary 

 farina resembling sago. The fibers are of value for 

 textile uses. The young leaves form one of the best 

 of palm cabbages and a fine salad with oil and vinegar. 

 The nut yields a valuable oil having the consistency of 

 butter and an odor like violets. It is largely used in 

 soap-making and is deemed a sovereign remedy by the 

 natives in affections of the joints, "bone-ache." etc. 



Acrocyanosis \ah ro-si-an-o'-sis) [aapov, an extremity; 

 KJbavoQ, blue]. Blueness of the extremities due to 

 vasomotor disturbance. 



Acrodactylum (ak-ro-dak 1 -til-um) [aapov, apex ; Scik- 

 tv'/ik, a finger]. The apex, tip, or upper aspect of a 

 digit. 



Acrodynia. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Pedionalgia epi- 

 deniica ; Erythema cpidemicum. 2. Clarus' term for 

 a rheumatic disorder of the nerves. 



Acrodyny (ak' ro-din-e). See Acrodynia. 



Acroganglion (ak-ro-gang'-gle-on\ [dA/»of, apex; y&y- 



;//«i-, ganglion]. The vertical brain of invertebrates. 



Acrokinesis tah-ro-hin-e'-sis). See Acrccinesis (Illus. 



Diet). 

 Acrol (ah'-rol). C S H 4 . Acrolein (CjH 4 0) deprived 



of its oxygen. 

 Acroleate (ak-rof-le-afs. See Acrylate. 

 Acromia (ak-ro' -me-ah) [aicpauia, the shoulder]. I. The 

 acromion. 2. The withers of a horse. 



Acromis, Acromium (ah'-ro-mis, ak-ro' -me-utn). 

 Same as Acromion (Illus. Diet.). 



