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AMBULIPED 



See A., Spinal. A., Saturnine, a form which ap- 

 pears to be due to the direct action of lead upon the 

 substance of the optic nerve ; in many cases modified 

 by optic neuritis arising from it or the partial appear- 

 ance of encephalopathia saturnina. Cf. Nephritis 

 interstitialis. A., Simulated, feigned blindness. 

 A., Spasmodic, blindness due to convulsions. A., 

 Spinal, that caused by atrophy of the optic nerve, due 

 to lateral or multiple sclerosis. A. sympathica, A., 

 Sympathetic, functional disorder of one eye from re- 

 flex transmission of disease of the other eye. A., 

 Symptomatic, that due to disease located away from 

 the eye. A., Syphilitic, that due to syphilis. A., 

 Tobacco. See Amblyopia nicotiana. A., Toxic, a 

 term including all forms due to systemic intoxication. 

 A., Traumatic, that due to injury. A., Trifacial, 

 reflex amaurosis due to irritation of the trigeminus. 

 A. uraemica, A., Uremic, sudden transitory blindness 

 occurring as a symptom in renal diseases. A. vene- 

 nata. See A., Toxic. A. venerea. See A., 

 Syphilitic. 



Amaurotic Family Idiocy. See under Idiocy. 



Ambelania (am-bel-ah'-ne-ah) [from the South Amer- 

 ican name]. A genus of plants of the order Apocy- 

 naeea. A. acida, Aubl., a species growing in 

 Guiana, the pared fruit of which is edible. The 

 skin is mildly purgative and is used in dysentery. 



Amber. (See Illus. Diet. ) Syn., Edes. A., Apples 

 of. See Pomander (Illus. Diet.). A. -balsam, the 

 residue left in the retort after rectification of amber oil. 

 A., Black. See Ambra nigra. A., Colophony of. 

 See A. -balsa in. A., Factitious, fraudulent substitu- 

 tions for amber. A., Gray, ambergris. A., Liquid, 

 the gum of the tree Liquidaiuber styracijlua. A., 

 Soluble, a cement consisting of equal amounts of 

 amber and linseed oil. A., Spirit of, the sour liquid, 

 consisting chiefly of succinic acid, produced in the dis- 

 tillation of succinum. 



Ambergrease, Ambergreese [ai/i'-bitr-gres). See 

 Ambergris (Illus. Diet. \. 



Ambia (am'-be-ah). Bitumen. A. monard, a liquid 

 bitumen with odor and properties of tacamahac ob- 

 tained from a spring near the Indian Ocean. 



Ambidexious. See Ambidextrous (Illus. Diet.). 



Ambidexterity (am-be-deks-ter'-it-e). Ability to use 

 both hands equally well ; ambidextrousness. 



Ambilevous (am-bc-le'-vus) \ambo, both; /«-r'M.r, on the 

 left side]. Unskilful in the use of both hands. 



Ambiopia (am-be-o' -pe-ah). See Diplopia (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Ambitus (anZ-bit-us) [ambire, to surround]. A cir- 

 cumference. A. cerebelli, Burdach's term for the 

 cerebellum, pons, and oblongata taken together. 



Amblotic. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. An abortifacient drug 

 or agent. 



Amblotica (am-biot'-ik-ah). Abortifacients. 



Amblyope {am'-ble-op). A person affected with am- 

 blyopia. 



Amblyopia. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Obfuscatio ; 

 Offuscatio. A., Amaurotic, that due to atrophy of 

 the optic nerve or destruction of the centers of vision. 

 A., Anemic, that due to anemia. A., Asthenic, 

 that due to weakness either local or general. A., 

 Blockade, a peculiar anemic condition affecting the 

 eyesight, due to unhygienic conditions. A. centralis 

 simplex, slight hyperemia of the disc, with dimin- 

 ished acuity of vision, without distinct scotoma or 

 disordered color-perception, and with normal per- 

 ipheral field. A., Cerebral, that due to disease of the 

 brain substance. A., Congestive, that due to con- 

 gestion, frequently attending insufficient action of the 

 skin or kidneys. A. crapulosa, that due to alcoholic 



excess. A., Crossed, A. cruciata, amblyopia al 

 ways occurring through lesion of the brain, in which s 

 dimness of vision with contraction of the field of 

 exists in the eye on the side opposite to the 1 

 A., Diabetic, that accompanying diabetes. A. di- 

 midiata. See Hemianopsia (Illus. Diet.). A. 

 Diurnal, nyctalopia. A. erethica, impaired 

 sometimes attending hyperesthesia of the get 

 A. ex abusa, A. from Abuse, defective vision 

 to any excess. A. from Nonuse. See A. ex 

 sia (Illus. Diet.). A. fugax. See A., Trah 

 A., Glycosuric. See A., Diabetic. A. irritabilis 

 See A. erethica. A., Lead, that due to lead-poison -' 

 ing. A. luminis. See Hemeralopia (Illus. 1 > 

 A. luscorum, amblyopia with a central scotoma. A 

 meridiana. See Nyctalopia (Illus. Diet). A 

 nicotiana, A. of Smokers, that due to exo 

 tobacco. A., Nocturnal. See Hemeralopia i 

 Diet. ). A. potatorum, that due to alcoholic ex. 

 A., Quinin. See Amaurosis, Quinin. A., Satur 

 nine. See A., Lead. A. tenebrarum. See A 

 opia (Illus. Diet.). A., Toxic, blindness due >. 

 form of systemic poisoning. A., Transient. A 

 transitoria, a temporary blindness occurring at 

 with acute maladies in which there is impoverisl 

 of the blood. A., Uremic. See Amaurosis, U> 



Amblyopsa, Amblyopsia (am-ble-op'-sah, am-b 

 se-ah). See Amblyopia (Illus. Diet.). 



Amblyopy (am-ble-cZ-pe). See Amblyopia. 



Amblyoscope (am'-ble-os-kop) [au'ji'Avu~ia, dimness o 

 vision ; oxo-liv, to look]. Claud Worth's instrumei 

 by means of which an amblyopic eye is trained t 

 its share in vision. 



Amboceptoid (am-bo-scp / -loid). A degenerate 

 boceptor which has lost its binding group (haptoi 

 on the one hand for the cell, or on the other hand f< 

 the complement. 



Amboceptor (am-bo-sep'-tor) \ambo, both ; cap 

 receive]. In Ehrlich's lateral-chain theory, an in 

 body having two uniting processes. Syn., 

 media ry body (Ehrlich); Copula (Miiller); Sen. 

 Substance sensibilisatrice (Bordet); Desmon t Loi 

 Philocytase ; Hemotoxic sensitizer (Metchnikoff). 



Amhra.\am / -bra) [L.j. I. Amber. 2. Ambergris. 



alba, I. Spermaceti. 2. A lighj 

 of amber obtained in Brazil. I' 

 nigra. A. cineracea, A. cinerjj 

 ceus, A. cineria, A. cineritia. See Amberm 

 f Illus. Diet. ). A. flava, A.fulvum. See Succinu\ 

 (Illus. Diet.). A. nigra, general name for any dar 

 colored amber or ambergris or dark resinous sub- 

 also lignite and jet. Ambrae poma. See Pom 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Ambrain (am'-bra-in). A nonnitro^enous bod; 

 chief constituent of ambergris ; it is insoluble' in 

 and not changed by boiling alkalis; soluble in 

 hoi, ether, and oils. 



Ambreate (a///-bre-dt). A salt of ambreic acid. 



Ambreic (am'-brc-ik). Relating to ambrein. 



Ambulacral. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Relating to 

 motion or its functions. 



Ambulance. (See Illus. Diet.) 3. In Europe : 

 able military hospital and its equipments acconip 

 the army in its movements. A. chaser, a " sh 

 lawyer who drums up accident damage- . 

 firms and corporations. 



Ambulant (am'-bu-lant). See Ambulatory 

 Diet.). 



Ambulatorium (am-bu-la-to / -re-um) [L.]. A d 

 pensary. 



Ambuliped (am-bu'-lip-cd) [ambulate, to walk 

 a foot]. Furnished with feet fitted for walking. 



Spermaceti. A. 

 colored variety 

 atrum. See A. 



