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AMURGA 



Amoo {ah-moc/). A New Zealand litter consisting of 

 a netted hammock attached to somewhat flexible side 

 poles, which are connected near their ends by cross- 

 pieces. It is recommended as a conveyance for the 

 wounded. 



Amor {am' -or) [L.]. Love. A. insanus. See 

 Erotomania (Illus. Diet.). A. sui, love of self; 

 vanity. A. veneris, Columbus' term for the clitoris. 



Amorpha (ah-mo/'-fah) [a, priv. ; p-op^ij, shape]. I. A 

 cutaneous eruption having no definite form. 2. A 

 macula. 3. Apparent diseases in which no lesions can 

 be discovered. 4. Intertrigo. A. infantilis, A. 

 lactantium, infantile intertrigo. A. vulgaris, inter- 

 trigo. 



Amorphogranular {ah-mor-fo-gran 1 '-u-lar) . Composed 

 of shapeless granules. 



Amorphopygagra (ah-nwr-fo-pi-gag > '-rah ) [auoptyog, 

 without form; Tvvy?}, the rump; ay pa, a seizure]. 

 Spasmodic attacks of pain in the anus. 



Amorphosis ( ah-mor-fo' '-zis ). See Anamorphosis 

 (Illus. Diet). 



Amparthrosis (am-par-thro / -sis) . See Amphiarthrosis 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Ampelin [am'pel-in) [see Ampelite\. A mixture of 

 various oils found in coal-tar ; it is a liquid resembling 

 creasote. 



Ampelite [am' -pel-It) [a«7r£/irtc, relating to a vine, 

 because it was used to destroy insects upon vines]. A 

 bituminous earth. 



Ampelography {am-pel-og' -ra-fe) [d/z7re/ioc,agrape-vine; 

 ypd(j>€iv, to write]. A description of grape-vines or a 

 treatise upon their growth and cultivation. 



Ampelology (am-pel-ol'-o-je). The science of vines 

 and their cultivation. 



Amperometer (am-per-om'-et-ur). Same as Ampere- 

 meter (Illus. Diet.). 



Amphamphoterodiplopia ( am-fam-fo-ter-o-dip-lo> '-pe- 

 ah). See Amphodiplopia (Illus. Diet.). 



Ampharkyochrome \am-far-ke' -o-krom) [aptyi, around; 

 apuvg, net; xpupa, color]. Applied by Nissl to a 

 form of arkyochrome nerve-cells in which the intensely 

 stainable radiating nodal points of the network are 

 joined in the cell-body by darkly stained, thick bridges. 



Amphauxesis, Amphauxis [am-fazvks-e'-sis, am- 

 fawks'-is) \hjL§L, around; avS-eoig, increase]. Growth 

 or increase by concentric circles. Syn., Amphiphya. 



Amphemerina. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Latiea ; 

 Methemerina. A. hungarica. See Typhus Fever 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Amphemerinus {am-fem-er' -in-us). Quotidian. 



Amphemeros, Amphemerus [am-fem'-ur-os, -us). 1. 

 Quotidian. 2. A quotidian fever. 



Amphiarkyochrome (am-fe-ar-ke* -o-krom). See Am- 

 ph a rkyoch rome. 



Amphiastral (am-fe-as'-tral). Relating to an amphi- 

 aster. 



Amphibiology {am-fe-bi-ol' -o-je) [a/up!, both ; Biog, 

 life ; loyog, discourse]. The science of the nature, 

 structure, and life-history of Amphibia. 



Amphicentric (am-fi-sen'-lrih) [au<j>i, both ; xivTpov, a 



point]. Originating and ending in the same vessel. 

 Amphicroic (am-fe-hro'-ih) [a/upi, on both sides; 

 Kpoietv, to test]. Having the power to turn blue lit- 

 mus-paper red and red litmus-paper blue. 

 Amphicytula (am-fe-sit'-it-lah) [a/i<t>l, on both sides; 

 KVTog, cell]. The parent cell of an amphiblastic ovum. 

 Amphid. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Having a twofold 



character. 

 Amphidesmic, Amphidesmous {am-fc-des f -mik,-mus\ 

 [a/t<j>i, on both sides ; <ho/t6g, a band, a fetter]. Fur- 

 nished with a double ligament. 

 Amphigastrula (am-fe-gas' '-tru-lah) [afi<j>i, on both 



sides ; yaarr/p, belly]. The gastrula of an amphiblas- 

 tic ovum. 



Amphigenous. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Amphoteric. 



Amphigonic (am-fe-gon' '-ik)[ap<pi , on both sides ; 

 offspring]. Relating to bisexual generation. 



Amphimerinos (am-fe-mer'-in-os). See Amphemerines. 



Amphimicrobian (am-fe-mi-kro'-be-an) [_auo : , on both 

 sides; pinpog, small; jiiog, life]. Both aerobian and 

 anaerobian. 



Amphiphagia [am-fe-faf -e-ah) [ap<pi, on both sides; 

 (payeir, to eat]. Capacity for eating all kinds of ■ 



Amphiphya (am-fe-fi '-ah) [au<j>i<j>va , the growth of 

 suckers around a tree]. See Amphauxesis. 



Amphitrichous (am-fif '-rik-us) [d//(J/, on both sides ; 

 Opi^, a hair]. Applied to the type of flagellation in I 

 bacteria which has a single flagellum at each pole. 



Amphodontous [am-fo-don' -tm) [«/"?', on both sides;: 

 whig, a tooth]. Having teeth in both jaws. 



Amphogenous (am-fof -en-us) . See Amphoteric. 



Amphophil. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A substance readily j 

 stained by both acid and basic dyes. 



Amphore. (See Illus. Diet. ) 2. A two-handled 

 for holding liquids ; a jar, bottle. 3. A Roman meas- 

 ure containing 40 liters. A Greek measure containing] 

 2d% liters. 



Amphoteric. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Neutral, double,) 

 twofold ; partaking of the character of two opposites 

 amphoterous. 



Amphoterous (am-/o / -ter-us). See Amphoteric. 



Amplexus {am-pleks'-us) [L., an embrace]. 1. An 

 embracing ; coitus. 2. Embraced, surrounded. 



Amplicollis (am-ple-kol'-is) (amp/us, large; collisi 

 neck]. Having the neck or constricted part of an or 

 gan abnormally large. 



Amposis (am-po'-sis) [auxwa/c]. See Ampotis. 



Ampotis (am-po / -tis) [a/.nvuTi.g, the retiring of 1 

 stream]. I. The return of humors inward fn 

 surface of the body. 2. A normal or morbid al 

 tion of a body-fluid. 



Ampulla. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A bulla or blistei 

 A., Galen's, a dilation of the vena magna . 

 occurring in the middle of Bichat's fissure, betwei 

 splenium and the quadrigeminal bodies. It n 

 the two basilar and several small cerebral and 

 bellar veins. A., Henle's, 1. The fusiform 

 tion of the vas deferens near its junction with tli 

 seminal vesicle. 2. The expanded outer half 

 fallopian tube. A. lorenzini, the dilated internal en< 

 of Lorenzini' s tubes. 



Ampullaceous {am-pul-a'-shus). 1. Flask-shapi 

 bellied, gibbous. 2. Relating to an ampulla. : 

 tended with the formation of bullas or blebs. 



Ampullar, Ampullate (am-pul'-ar, am'-pui-at 

 lating to an ampulla ; shaped like an ampulla. 



Ampullitis {am-pul-i' ' -tis). Inflammation of an am 

 pulla, more especially that of the vas deferens. 



Amputation. (See Illus. Diet.) A., Intrapyretic 

 Same as A., Intermediary (Illus. Diet.). A.. Med) 

 otarsal, I. Chopart's amputation. See Thk 

 Operations (Illus. Diet.). 2. An amputation throug 

 the tarsus, preserving the scaphoid bone. A., Sub 

 astragalar, a partial amputation of the foot, lea\ 

 ing only the astragalus. A., Supracondylar. 

 Gritti's Amputation, in Table of Operatiot, 

 Diet.). A., Tertiary, that performed after* t 

 inflammatory reaction stage has passed. 



Amputatus {am-pu-ta'-tus) [amputate, to cut oil]. 

 Amputated, cut off. 2. An individual who has undei 

 gone amputation. 

 Amurcarious (am-ur-ha'-re-us). Containing ainun 

 or related to it. 



AmuTga (am-urS-gal/). See Am urea (Illus. Diet.). 



