ALBOFERRIX 



leprosy. A. myriophylla, an East Indian species, 

 ■ where the natives make a kind of beer from the bark. 

 A. odoratissima, an East Indian tree bearing white 

 .int flowers. The juice of the bark, with lime- 

 juice and turmeric boiled in cocoanut oil, is used as an 

 external application in leprosy and chronic ulcers, 

 dboferrin (al-bo-fer f -in). An odorless, light-brown 

 powder readily soluble in cold water. It is said 

 to consist of albumin, cp. 14/r; iron, 0.68^; phos- 

 phorus, 0.324 ', ; amidonitrogen, 0. 13 r ( ; and mineral 

 stances, 9.5 'r. It is indicated in chlorosis, ane- 

 I mia, etc. Dose, 1-3 gm. (gr. 15-45) for children ; 3- 



(gr. 45-75) for adults, per day. 

 dbofiavescent (al-bo-jla-vesf -ent} [a/bus, white; 



. to turn a light yellow]. Yellowish-white, 

 lbolactescent (al-bo-lak-tes'-ent) \albus, white ; lac- 

 \ i tescere, to turn to milk]. Milk-white. 



lbolin (al'-bol-in). See Albolene (Illus. Diet.). 

 \box (al'-bo>) [albus, white]. I. A whiteness. 2. Egg- 

 albumin. 3. [Ar. , al biil.~\ Urine. A. cutis, A. 

 nativus, albinism. A. ovi, white of egg. 

 lbuginea. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A layer of white 

 fibrous tissue investing an organ or part. Syn., 



nica albuginea. 

 Ibuginean (nl-bu-jin'-e-an). Resembling or belong- 

 ing to the albuginea. 

 .bugineous. (See Illus. Diet.) 3. Belonging to the 



iginea, particularly the A. oculi. 

 buginous (al-bu'-Jin-us) \_albus, white]. Albu- 

 minous. 



bukalin (al-bu' -kal-in). C g H 16 N~.,0 6 . A substance 

 found in leukemic blood. 



ibulus (al'-bu-lus) [dim. of albus~\. Whitish. 



lburn (aF-bum) [albus, white]. A substance charac- 



:ed by whiteness. A. candiense, bismuth subni- 



A. canis. See A. gmcu/n. A. ceti, sperma- 



A. graecum, the dung of dogs fed upon bones, 



: whitened by exposure. It was formerly used in 



:icine. A. hispaniae, A. hispanicum, blanc 



-pagne, bismuth subnitrate. A. nigrum, the dung 



rats and mice, formerly used as a diuretic and pur- 



ive. A. ovi, white of egg. 



bumen. Solution of. A filtered solution of the 



vhite of an egg triturated in 4 ounces of distilled 



r. A., Test Solution of, a solution of the 



lite of an egg triturated in 100 c.c. of distilled water 



filtered. A. -water, cool water into which the 



te of an egg has been stirred, with flavoring. 



Dumenize (al-bu' -men-iz). To cover with the white 



Jumin. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Coagulable animal 



Coagulable lymph of the serum. A., Acid. 



: Syntonin (Illus. Diet.). A., Alkali. See Alb u- 



"■ ite (Illus. Diet.!. A., Animal, that occurring 



n animal tissues and fluids. A., Cerebral. See 



■ in 1 Illus. Diet. ). A., Coagulated, albumin 



lifted by heat or by means of chemic substances so 



to be insoluble in water, in dilute acid or alkaline 



>r in neutral salt solutions. A., Crystal- 



ne. a crystalline form of albumin found by Griibler 



1 pumpkin seeds and by Rittenhausen in hemp and 



esame seeds ; the two findings differ in composition. 



v.. Floating. See A., Circulating (Illus. Diet.). 



1., Fuhs's Tests for. See under Tests. A., 



lematinic. See Serum-albumin (Ilius. Diet.). A., 



mperfect, one which fails to give all the ordinary 



'actions. A., Incipient, Prout's name for imperfect 



bumin occurring in chyle. A., Insoluble, I. See 



Coagulated. 2. An acid or alkali albumin, be- 



|Mse it cannot be dissolved in distilled water. A., 



-acto-, an albumin occurring in milk and distin- 



nished from serum-albumin by its degree of action 



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49 ALBUMINURIA 



upon the plane of polarization. A., Meta-. See 

 under Paralbumin (Illus. Diet.). A., "Nonretractile, 

 albumin which coagulates in a state of uniform- diffu- 

 sion. Cf. A., Retractile. A., Para-. See Paralbu- 

 min (Illus. Diet.). A., Retractile, albumin which on 

 coagulation does not remain suspended in a state of diffu- 

 sion, but forms concrete particles. A., Salivary. See 

 Ptyalin (Illus. Diet.). A., Soluble, one that is solu- 

 ble in distilled water. A., Storage, albumin stored in 

 the tissues. A., Whey, an albuminous substance ob- 

 tained from whey. 



Albuminas (al-bu'-min-as) [L.]. An albuminate. 



Albuminate. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Peftou anhy- 

 drirf. A., Acid. See Syntonin (Illus. Diet ). A., 

 Alkali-. See Albuminate. 



Albuminid (al-bu'-min-id). Acid albumin, syntonin. 



Albuminiform (al-bu-min' '-e-form). Resembling albu- 

 min. 



Albuminimetry (al-bn-min-im'-et-re). The quantita- 

 tive estimation of the albumin in a liquid. 



Albuminization (al-bu-min-i-za'-shun). The act or 

 process of conversion into albumin. 



Albuminize (al-bu' -min-iz). To convert into albumin. 



Albuminocasein (al-bu-mino-ka'-zein). See Amyg- 

 dalin (Illus. Diet.). 



Albuminochlorid (al-bu-min-o-klo'-rid). Albumin- 

 combined with a chlorid. 



Albuminofibrin (al-bu-min-o-fi ' brui). A compound 

 of albumin and fibrin. 



Albuminofibrinous, Albuminofibrous (al bu-min-o- 

 fi'-brin-us, -brus). Consisting of albumin and fibrin. 



Albuminogelatinous (al-bu-min-o-jel-at'-in-us). Com- 

 posed of albumin and gelatin. 



Albuminoglutinous (at ' bu-min-o-glu'-tin-us). Com- 

 posed of albumin and gluten. 



Albuminoidal (al-bu-min-oid'al). See Albuminoid 

 (2) (Illus. Diet.). 



Albuminometry. See Albuminimetry. 



Albuminopurulent (al-bu-min-o-pur'-u-lent). Contain- 

 ing albumin and pus. 



Albuminosa (al bu min-o'-sa). Remedies or dietetics 

 containing albumin. 



Albuminosic (albu-min-o'-sik). Relating toalbumin- 

 ose. 



Albuminuretic (al-bu-min-u-ref '-ih). I. Causing albu- 

 minuria. 2. A drug which causes albuminuria. 



Albuminuria. (See Illus. Diet.) A. acetonica, A., 

 Anoxemic, albuminuria due to asphyxia. A , Acute, 

 acute Bright's disease. A., Bamberger's Hem- 

 atogenic, albuminuria occurring during the later 

 stages of severe anemia. A., Cachectic, albuminu- 

 ria due to cachexia. A., Cantharidic. that due to 

 poisoning by cantharides. A., Cardial. See A , 

 Cardiac (Illus. Diet.). A., Catarrhal, albuminuria 

 due to distribution of or changes in the renal epithe- 

 lium. A., Chronic, chronic Bright's disease. A., 

 Cicatricial, a form in which epithelial desquamation 

 is assumed to be replaced by tissue incapable of re- 

 straining the transudation of albumin from the blood. 

 A., Colliquative, that due to great disassimilation of 

 the blood-corpuscles or adipose tissue. A., Con- 

 sumptive. See A.. Colliquative. A., Dystrophic, 

 that dependent upon imperfect formation of the blood- 

 corpuscles. A.. Emulsion, that in which the urine 

 has a milky turbidity due to minute corpuscular ele- 

 ments. A., Exudative, Gubler's name for albumin- 

 uria partially due to the filtration of albumin through 

 the membranes of the kidney and also to the presence 

 in the urine of products of inflammation, as in cases 

 of nephritis. A., Fatty. See Chyluria (Illus. Diet.). 

 A., Globular, that due to destruction of blood-cor- 

 puscles or dependent upon the presence of blood in 



