AKOUPHONE 



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ALBIZZIA 



speech]. A mechanical contrivance to aid defective 

 audition used in training the deaf and dumb to speak. 



Akouphone {ah'-koofon) [cikoveiv, to hear; fuvij, 

 sound]. A mechanism to aid defective hearing. 



Akratotherm. See Acratotlicrm. 



Akratothermal. See Acratothermal. 



Aktinography (ak-tin-og' -raf-e). See Actinography. 



Ala. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The arm or shoulder; in 

 animals, the shoulder-blade. A. alba lateralis, the 

 nucleus of the glossopharyngeal nerve. A. alba me- 

 dialis, the hypoglossal nucleus. Alae atlantis, the 

 transverse processes of the atlas. A. auriculae. 

 See A. auris (Illus. Diet.). A. descendens, the 

 pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone. Alae dia- 

 phragmatos, the lateral segments of the diaphragm. 

 A. ethmoidalis, the expansion at the end of the crista 

 galli of the ethmoid. A. fornicis, the posterior pillar 

 of the fornix. Alae internae clitoridis, the labia mi- 

 nora. Alae laterales, I. The great wings of the 

 sphenoid bone. 2. Wing-like processes on each side 

 of the nasal spine of the frontal bone. A. lobus 

 centralis, a lateral part of the central lobe of the 

 cerebellum. A. magna, one of the greater wings of 

 the sphenoid. Alae magnae ossis sphenoidei or 

 sphenoidis. Same as Ala majores (Illus. Diet.). 

 Alas minimae ossis sphenoidei, two small bony pro- 

 tuberances on each side of the ethmoidal spine of the 

 sphenoid. Alae minores clitoridis, the labia minora. 

 See Labium minor (Illus. Diet.). Alae minores 

 ossis sphenoidei, the lesser wings of the sphenoid. 

 Alae muliebres minores, the labia minora. Alae 

 narium. See A. nasi (Illus. Diet.). Alae orbitales 

 ossis sphenoidei, the lesser wings of the sphenoid. 

 Alae ossis sphenoidalis, the greater and lesser wings 

 of the sphenoid. Alae ossis sphenoidei descen- 

 dentes, the pterygoid plates of the sphenoid. A. 

 palatina, A. pterygoidea, the pterygoid process of 

 the sphenoid. Alae parvae ingrassiae, Alae parvae 

 ossis sphenoidei, the lesser wings of the sphenoid. 

 Alae processus vermiformis lobuli centralis, the 

 lamellas of the superior vermiform process of the cere- 

 bellum, connected with its central lobe. Alae ptery- 

 goideae, the pterygoid processes of the sphenoid bone. 

 Alae pudendi muliebris, the labia majora and labia 

 minora. Alae septi cartilagineae narium. See A. 

 nasi (Illus. Diet.). Alae spinae nasalis, the pro- 

 cesses seen on each side of the nasal spine of the fron- 

 tal bone. Alae temporales ossis sphenoidei, the 

 greater wings of the sphenoid. Alae uvulae, a medul- 

 lary layer running from the posterior part of the uvula 

 of the cerebellum to the amygdalas. A. vomeris, 

 the lateral projections of the superior thick border of 

 the vomer. 



Alabastrine (ai ' a-bas' '-trin). I. Relating to or resem- 

 bling alabaster. 2. Naphthalene. 



Alacreatin (al-a-kre f -at-iii) [alanin; creating. C 4 H 9 - 

 N 3 2 . A base isomeric with creatin obtained from 

 a combination of alanin and cyanamid by action of 

 ammonia. Syn. , Guanidopropionic arid. 



Alacreatinin (al-a-kre-a? -in-in). C 4 H 7 N 3 0. A crys- 

 talline body isomeric with creatinin, formed by the 

 dehydration of alacreatin. Syn., Lactylgnanidiu. 



Alactia {ali-lak'-te-ah'). See Agalactia (Illus. Diet.). 



Alalia. (See Illus. Diet.) A., Mental, form observed 

 in children, which consists in inability to speak through 

 excessive stammering. Cf. Lalophobia, Dyslalia, 

 Mogilalia, Paralalia (Illus. Diet.). A., Relative. 

 Same as A., Mental. 



Alangin, Alanginum {al-an'-jin, -urn). An amor- 

 phous principle from Alangium lamarckii, soluble in 

 alcohol, in ether, and in chloroform ; it is used as a 

 febrifuge and emetic. 



Alangium (al-an f -je-u?n) [Alangi, Malabar nam 

 genus of trees of the natural order Cornacetc, growijj 

 in India. A. lamarckii, sage-leaved alangium; 

 tree growing in rocky places in Malabar. The iuice 

 the root is anthelmintic. The root is cathartic, einei' 

 and antipyretic. 



Alanin. (See Illus. Diet.) A., Mercuric, i 

 Mercury amidoproprionate. 



Alant (ah-lant) [Ger.]. The genus Inula. A., Tr' 

 Inula helenium ; elecampane. 



Alanthol (al-an'-thol). See Alantol (Illus. Diet.). I J 



Alantic [al-an' '-lilt) [Ger. , alant, elecampane]. I 

 taming to or derived from elecampane. A. Anhydi, 

 C 15 H. 20 O 2 , a crystalline substance derived from the rl 

 of elecampane, melting at 66° C. 



Alantois. See Allantoic (Illus. Diet.). 



Alantotoxicon (al-an- to-toks'-e-kon). See AllantotM 

 con (Illus. Diet.). 



Alar. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Relating to the shoulr 

 or axilla. 



Alares [PI. of alaris\ (See Illus. Diet.) 1. 'I 

 pterygoid muscles. 2. The wings qf the sphenoid, jj 



Alaris. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. See under J/ 



Alation (al-a'-siiuu). The state of being winged; b 

 arrangement and disposition of the wings. 



Alatus (al-a'-tus). I. Winged. 2. An individual 

 whom there is a marked backward projection of e 

 scapulas. 



Alba. (See Illus. Diet.) A., Reticular, the ret II 

 lated layer of alba on the anterior half of the unciie 

 gyrus. Syn., Substantia reticularis alba. 



Albaras, Albarras [Ar. ]. A skin disease characf- 

 ized by the formation of white, shining patches. S;|, 

 White leprosy ; Baras ; Barrets. 



Albargin (al-bar'-jin). A 15^ compound of sijf 

 and gelatose (a transformation product of g 

 yellow powder, freely soluble in water, used in bl 

 ment of gonorrhea in injections of 0.2 '/, solution 4 |5 

 times daily. 



Albation (al-ba'-s/iun). See Albefaction. 



Albefaction (al-be-fak'-shun') [a/bus, white ; facer \ 

 make]. The act or process of blanching or rendel 

 white. 



Albiceris, Albicerus (al-bis'-er-is, -us) [L. ]. Tap 

 light yellow. 



Albification (al-bif-ik-a'-shun). See Albcfa 



Albinism, Albinismus. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn..i/- 

 phosis ; Leukcethiopia ; Achromatosis ; I 

 Albitudo. A., Acquired, A. acquisita. See / 

 (Illus. Diet.). A., Partial, congenital . 

 pigmentation in certain parts of the skin, a] 

 irregular, white, sharply defined spot>. I 

 characteristic are the changes of color in tin 

 observed in negroes. The hairs are white 

 upon skin devoid of pigment, or nonnall; 

 Syn., Poliosis circumscripta. 



Albinistic (al-bi-nis'-lil>). Relating to albinism. 



Albinoism (al-bi'-uo-izm). See Albinism (]» 

 Diet.). 



Albitudo (al-bi-tu f -do). See Albinism (Illus. Diet 



Albizzia. (See Illus. Diet.) A. amara. Wi 

 species of India, where the bark is used as 

 in astringent lotions. A. anthelmintica. Bi 

 the Abyssinian tree which furnishes 11111- 

 lebbek, Willd., the labacli of the Arabian-. 

 tree of India, a native of upper Egypt, but ci 

 the Past and West Indies. It furnishes .1 

 gum arabic. The wood is the bla, 

 ritius. The leaves are used in baths ami fomeho " : 

 for rheumatism and in ophthalmia ; the powdered I 

 in ulcers ami snake wounds; the seeds, as 

 gent, and an oil expressed from the stub 



