ADHESION FIGURES 42 



Malabar nut. The juice of the leaves is used as an 

 expectorant. The leaves, flowers, and root are con- 

 sidered antispasmodic and are given in asthma and 

 intermittent fever ; also in rheumatism. The fresh 

 flowers are bound over the eyes in cases of ophthalmia. 

 In decoction the leaves with other remedies are used 

 as an anthelmintic. The nut is emmenagog and used 

 to expel the dead fetus. [Boerhaave.] 



Adhesion Figures. See under Figure. 



Adhesive. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Resulting in or at- 

 tended with adhesion. 



Adhesiveness (ad-he' '-siv-nes) [adfuerere, to adhere]. 

 I. That power, state, or quality of a substance which 

 enables it to adhere to some dissimilar substance. 2. 

 In phrenology, the faculty or organ that is the seat of 

 the desire for companionship. 3. The faculty of per- 

 tinacity, referred to the upper occipital convolutions. 



Adhesol (ad-he' -sol). A surgical dressing said to con- 

 tain copal resin, 350 parts ; benzoin, 30 parts ; oil of 

 thyme, 20 parts ; «-naphthol, 3 parts ; tolu balsam, 

 30 parts ; ether, 1000 parts. 



Adhibition (ad-hib-ish'-on) [adkibere, to employ]. The 

 use or administration of a remedy. 



Adhyoid (ad-hi'-oid). Adherent to the hyoid bone. 



Adiaphora (ah-di-af'-or-ak). Neutral or inert sub- 

 stances. Cf. Adiaphorous (Illus. Diet.). 



Adiaphorosis (ah-di-af-or-o' '-sis). See Adiaphoresis 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Adiaplast (ad-i'-a-plast) [a&icm'KacsToq, not yet formed]. 

 An abortion. 



Adiarthrotos (ah-di-ar-thro'-los) [whafrfuroc, not 

 jointed]. I. Without joints, unjointed. 2. inarticu- 

 late (applied to speech). 



Adiathermic (ah-di-a-thur'-mik) \_a, priv.; r5m, through; 

 tiepfiaiveiv, to heat]. Impervious to radiant heat. 



Adiemorrysis, Adiaemorrhysis (ah-di-e-mor'-e-sis) 

 [a, priv.; 6td, through; aiiia, blood; pvaic, flowing]. 

 Failure of the circulation of the blood through the 

 veins, due to some obstruction. 



Adietetic (ah-di-et-et'-ik) [a, priv.; Aiairr/Tinor, relating 

 to diet]. 1. Unwholesome for food. 2. Unmindful 

 of dietetic requirements. 



Adin (ad' -in). See Bubo (Illus. Diet.). 



Adipalis (ad-ip'-al-is) [adeps, fat]. Belonging to or 

 derived from fat, greasy. 



Adipatum (ad-ip' -a-tum). An ointment base said to 

 consist of lanolin, vaselin, paraffin, and water. 



Adipatus [ad-ip' '-at-us) [L.]. Adipose. 



Adipid (ad'-ip-id) [adeps, fat]. Any fatty proximate 

 principle derived from animal matter. 



Adipocele (ad'-ip-o-sel) [adeps, fat , XV''I, rupture]. 

 A true hernia with hernia sac, containing only fatty 

 tissue. 



Adipocellular (ad-ip-o-sel'-u-lar). Made up of fat and 

 connective tissue. 



Adipocera (ad-ip-o-se'-rah). See Adpocere (Illus. 

 Diet.). A. cetosa, spermaceti. 



Adipocira (ad-ip-o-si'-rah). See Adipocere (Illus. 

 Diet). 



Adipociriform (ad-ip-o-sir' '-e-fonn). Resembling adip- 

 ocere. 



Adipofibroma (adip-o-fi-bro'-mah). A combined fatty 

 and fibrous tumor. 



Adipolysis (ad-zp-ol'-is-is) [adept, fat; /imr, dissolu- 

 tion]. The cleavage or hydrolysis of fats in the pro- 

 cess of digestion by the action of a fat-splitting 

 enzyme. Cf. Steapsin. 



Adipolytic (ad-ip o-lit'-ik). I. Efficacious in the di- 

 gestion or cleavage of fats. 2. An agent efficient in 

 fat-digestion. Cf. Steaptitt. 



Adipometer (ad-ip-om' -et-ur) [adeps, fat; fiirpov, a 

 measure]. An instrument for the estimation of fat. 



ADOXA 





Adiposis. ( See Illus. Diet. ) A. dolorosa, a dystrop 

 of the subcutaneous connective tissue, somewhat 

 sembling myxedema, and characterized by format 

 of nodules of soft tissue throughout the conned 

 tissue of the body ; persistent pain and bronchit 

 Dercum' s disease. 



Adipositas. (See Illus. Diet. ) A. cordis, a fatty c< 

 dition of the heart. 



Adiposuria (aa'-ip-o-su'-re-ah). See Pimeluria 1 

 Lipuria (Illus. Diet.). 



Adipsa (ad-ip' -salt) [neut, pi. of adipsus, with 

 thirst]. I. Remedies to allay thirst. 2. Foods wh 

 do not produce thirst. 



Adit (ad'-it) [aditus, entrance]. An entrance, 

 tonym of exit. 



Aditus. (See Illus. Diet.) A. ad antrum, the 01 

 side of the attic, opening upward, backward, and ( 

 ward into the mastoid antrum. It gives lodgment 

 the head of the malleus and the greater part of 

 incus. A. ad aquaeductum Sylvii, the entranci 

 the ventricular aqueduct situated at the lower postel 

 angle of the third ventricle of the brain. A. ad 

 fundibulum, a smaller canal extending from (lit- tl; 

 ventricle into the infundibulum ; it is also cal 

 A. ad laryngem. See A. laryttgis (Illus. I 



Adjuster. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A device for hot] 

 together the two ends of a silver wire suture, to sa 

 approximation of the parts without strains 1 

 sues. 



Adjusting-cone (ad-just' -ing-kon). An instriimenlji 

 ascertaining the distance between the axes of the iji 

 when they are parallel. 



Admaxillary (ad-tnaks' -il-a-re). Pertaining to m;| 

 lary structures. Cf. Gland, Admaxillary. 



Admove, Admoveatur (ad'-mo-ve, ad mo-ve-a'-\ 

 [imper. sing, and 3d pers. sing., subj., pass., of au\ 

 vere, to apply]. Apply ; let there be applied; d p 

 tions used in prescription- writing. 



Adnasal (ad-na'sal) [ad, near to ; nasus, the ncj 

 Pertaining to the nose. See under Bone. 



Adnexopexy (ad-neks' -o-pe/cs-e). Surgical elevatioitf 

 the prolapsed ovary and tube. 



Adnexum (ad-neks' -u>//) [L. pi., adnexa"]. An api 

 dage. Adnexa oculi, the appendages of 

 as the lids and lacrimal apparatus. Adnexa u ii 

 the ovaries and fallopian tubes. 



Adonidin. (See Illus. Diet.) A. tannate, yellovl 

 brown powder soluble in alcohol, slightly solubll 

 water; it is used as the glucosid. 



Adonin (ad'-on-in). Same as Adonidin (Illus. Dkl 



Adonis (ad-o'-nis) [Adonis, a youth loved 



A genus of European herbs belonging to the (P 

 Ranitnculacetf A. fiammea, Jacq., a sp( 

 of Europe and the Orient. The leaves an 

 vesicant. A. vernalis, E. , a species indigenodj 

 Europe and northern Asia. The toot affi 

 dye, and adonit (</. 7:). A. vernalis, Tincturof 

 •it is used as a cardiac stimulant, antipyretii 

 retic. Dose, 3-20^. Poison. Antidotes: eim - 

 tannin, brandy, ammonia, and opium. 



Adonit 1 ad'-o-n//). C 5 IL(OH 5 ). An optically iral 

 pentite occurring in Adonis rernalis, forming 1 1 

 parent needles, soluble in alcohol and water, DM I 

 at 102 C. 



Adopter (ad-Op' -ter). See Adapter. 



Adorbital (ad-orb'-it-al ) [ad, near to; erbita, oil} 

 Pertaining to the orbit. See under /■>'<>ne. 



Adosculation. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. An articuljl 

 in which one part is inserted into the cavit f 

 another. 



Adoxa (ad-oks'-ah) [a, priv.; iU:a, honor] 



of plants of the order Caprifoliaior. A. mosch ! '" 



