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ig any meaning. A. atactica, that form in 

 letters cannot be formed from lack of muscular 

 ition. A., Literal, A. literalis. See A., 

 itc. A., Optic, inability to copy writing, but 

 to write from dictation. A., Verbal, a variety 

 ich a number of words without meaning can be 

 Cf. Paragraphia. 

 jhic (ag-raf'-ik). Pertaining to agraphia. 

 i rippinus ah-grip-r'-nus). Relating to foot presen- 



Cf. Partus agrippinu . 

 4 ron [East Indian]. A disease which occurs in 

 idia, marked by roughening of the tongue, with fis- 

 ires, 

 > rophyma. See Agriophyma (Illus. Diet.). 

 i rostemmin (ag-ros-tem / -in) [aypoc, afield; art una, 

 garland]. An alkaloid isolated from seeds of corn- 

 xkle, Lychnis githago. 

 i rosteography, Agrosteology, See Agrostography, 



| Illus. Uict. ). 



i rypnia. See Illus. Diet. ) A. excitata, insomno- 



m mental excitement. A. pertaesa, that due 



> external disturbing influences. A. senilis, in- 



)mnia of the aged. 



i -ypnic {ah-grip'-tiik). Affected with sleeplessness ; 



etic, 

 i jadura | 'h-gi :':-/hu , -rah') [Sp.]. Rheumatism or 

 spasmodic contraction of the leg-muscles affecting 

 arses and mules. 



i, Aguajas. See Ajuagas. 



I :e. See Illus. Diet. ) Syn., Intermittent fever ; 



Malarial fever ; Marsh fever ; Paln- 



• Miasmatic fever. A., Dead. See A., 



Illus. Diet. ). A., Face, tic douloureux. A., 



•"ever and, intermittent fever. A. -fit, a paroxysm 



ing. A. -grass, A. -root. Aletris farinosa. 



i.., Irregular. See A., Dumb (Illus. Diet.). A., 



'artial, ague attended with pain which is limited to 



!Dme part or organ. A. -proof, not susceptible to 



A., Quartan, intermittent fever in which the 



us recur every fourth dav. A., Quintan, in- 



j rmittent fever in which the paroxysms occur every 



I "th day. A., Quotidian, intermittent fever with 



roxysms. A. -spell. See A. -fit. A. -struck, 



:ig from an onset of ague. 



/ Jed '•■?</). Affected with ague. 



t aish /-gu-ish). Resembling or relating to ague ; 



with ague. 

 I tishness r'-gu-ish-ness). The condition of being 

 with ajjue. 



■rin). A compound of sodium theo- 

 and sodium acetate ; . it is recommended as a 

 tic, in doses of 1.5 gm. (24 gr. ). 



M. E., EyW]. 1. To be out of health. 2. 

 t indisposition. 3. Garlic. A., Horn, an 

 iisease of cattle marked by coldness of the 

 A.. Wetherbee, a popular name for progres- 

 ve muscular atrophy, from having affected several 

 e generations of a Massachusetts family of 



i anthus. 'See Illus. Diet.) 2. A genus of shrubs 

 nd trees of the order Sitnarubece. A. excelsa, a 

 rge tree of India; it furnishes an aromatic bark used 

 natives in dyspepsia. A. malabarica, D. C., 

 ee of India ; the bark is tonic and febrifugal, and 

 ■isinous juice, Muttee-pal, which is used in 

 y and bronchitis. 

 < din {ah-i'-o-din). A preparation of 'the thyroid 

 'and and tannin. It is a tasteless powder, of which 

 ich gram is said to represent 10 gm. of the fresh 

 nds and to contain 0.4^ of iodin. It is used in 

 ■ma. 

 4athia, Aipathes. See Aeipathia (Illus. Diet.). 



Aipi [S. A.]. The cassava plant. See Manihot. 



Air. (See Illus. Diet.) A., Artificial, of Boyle, 

 the mixture of gases generated by vegetable fermen- 

 tation. A., Breathing. See A., Tidal (Illus, 

 Diet.). A., Complementary. See A., Comple- 

 mental (Illus. Diet. ). A., Controllable. See lital 

 Capacity (Illus. Diet). A., Dephlogisticated Ni- 

 trous, nitrogen monoxid. A., Empyreal, oxygen. A., 

 Expiratory. Same as A., Expired (Illus. Diet). 

 A., Factitious, carbon dioxid. A., Heavy Com- 

 bustible, A., Heavy Inflammable. See Methane 

 (Illus. Diet.). A., Hepatic, hydrogen sulfid. A., 

 Inflammable, hydrogen ; also methane. A., Innate, 

 the air contained in the tympanic cavitv. Svn., Aer 

 ingenitus ; Aer innntus. A., Nitrous, Priestley's 

 name for nitrogen dioxid. A., Solid, of Hales, car- 

 bon dioxid ; so called because of its property of form- 

 ing solid carbonates with metallic oxids. A., Sup- 

 plementary. See A., Reserve (Illus. Diet.'. A., 

 Vitriolic, A., Vitriolic Acid, Priestley's name for 

 sulfur dioxid. 



Air-break Wheel, Air-breaking Wheel. An ar- 

 rangement by means of which the sparks may be 

 promptly extinguished when using a Iio-volt contin- 

 uous current to excite a coil ; the spark formed at the 

 contact-brushes when the coil is energized is blown out 

 instantaneously by the air-blast. 



Airing-court. A patients' garden connected with an 

 asylum or sanatorium. 



Airoform (d/S-o-forrn). Same as Airol. 



Airogen {ar'-o-jen). See Airol. 



Airol (ar^-ol). See Bismuth Iodosubgallate. 



Aisthesia, Aisthesis. See Esthesia (Illus. Diet). 



Aitch-bone (dch'-bon) [natis, rump]. The bone of 

 the buttock ; the rump-bone. Syn. , Ach-bone ; Ache- 

 bone ; Aache- or A'age-bone ; Haunch-bone. 



Ajacol, Ajakol {ah f -ja-kot). Same as Guaethol. 



Ajava-seeds. See A/orvan (Illus. Diet.). 



Ajouain, Ajowaen, Ajowains. See Ajowan (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Ajuagas {ah-zvaV-gaz) [Sp.]. An ulceration affecting 

 the hoofs of horses and mules. 



Akatamah (ak-ah-tah'-mah). The native West Central 

 African name for an endemic peripheral neuritis of ob- 

 scure origin marked by numbness and intense prickling 

 and burning in the presence of cold or damp. 



Akathisia (ah-£a/h-?Y-e-ah) [a, priv. ; icadi'eiv, to be 

 seated]. A name given by Lad Haskovec to a form 

 of rhythmic chorea in which the padent is unable to 

 remain seated ; the affection resembles astasia-abasia. 



Akebia (ak-e'-be-ah) [Jap., aiebf]. A genus of plants 

 belonging to the order Berberacew. A. quinata, a 

 Japanese species, the fruit of which is emollient. 



Akestoma (ai-es / -to-mah). See Acestoma. 



Akidopeirastica (ah-id-o-f>i-ras / -tik-ah) \anic, a point ; 

 Treipa'av, to make a trial of]. Exploratory incision or 

 puncture. 



Akineses {ah-kin-e f -slz) [o, priv.; kivIiv, to move]. 

 Neuroses characterized by loss of power of motion. 



Akinesis. (See Illus. Diet.) A., Cerebral, that in 

 which the lesion is in the cerebrum. A., Crossed, a 

 motor paralysis on the side opposite that in which the 

 lesion exists. A. iridis, rigidity or immobility of the 

 iris. A., Reflex, impairment or loss of reflex action. 

 A.. Spinal, motor impairment due to a lesion of the 

 cord. 



Akinetic (ah-hin-et'-ik). See Acinetic (Illus. Diet.). 

 2. Diminishing muscular power. 3. An agent lessen- 

 ing muscular action. Syn., Akinesic. 



Aknemia. See A.mmia. 



Aknemous. See Acnemous. 



Akoulalion (ah-koo-la'-le-on) [anoietv, to hear ; /a/.oe, 





