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ANORCHIDIA 



Anodic. (See Illus. Diet. ) 2. Ascending. 3. Ano- 

 dal. 



Anodinia (an-o-din'-e-ah) [a, priv. ; btiig, the pain of 

 childbirth]. Absence of labor pains. 



Anodinous (an-od'-in-us). Without labor pains. 



Anodont, Anodontous, Anodous (an'-o-dont, an-o- 

 dont'-us,an' -od-us) [a, priv.; vdovq, a tooth]. Tooth- 

 less. 



Anodyne. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Relieving pain. 



Anodynin [an-o-di? -nin). See Antipyrin (Illus. Diet.). 



Anceodochium (an-e-o-do'-ke-um) [avooq, without 

 understanding; c5o^oc, a receptacle]. A lunatic asy- 

 lum. 



Anoesia, Anoetia. (See Illus. Diet.) A. adstricta, 

 melancholia. 



Anoint (an-oinf) \inunguere, to besmear]. To rub 

 with oil or with an oily substance. 



Anomalism {an-om'-al-izm) [avufiaAoc, strange]. 

 Deviation from the normal order or standard. 



Anomalology (an-om-nl-ol f -o-je) [avu/ia/Mc, strange ; 

 7 6} or, science]. The science of anomalies. 



Anomalonomy [an-om-al-on' '-o-me) [avufxaXia, irregu- 

 larity ; vofioq, a iaw]. The science of the laws govern- 

 ing anomalism. 



Anomaloporous (an-om-a/-o//-or-us) [avuucu.oQ, 

 strange; nopor, a pore]. Having pores of unequal 

 size. 



Anomalotrophies [an-om-al-of '-ro-fez) [av<!)/ia?Mq, 

 strange ; Tpotpfj, nourishment]. Diseases consisting in 

 anomalies of nutrition. 



Anomalotrophy (an-om-al-of '-ro-fe). An anomaly of 

 nutrition. 



Anomeomeria, Anomceomeria [an-om-e-o-me' '-re-ah) 

 [avouoioq, unlike ; p.kpoq, a part]. The condition of 

 being heterogeneous. 



Anomia i K an-o'-me-ah). 1. See Anomaly (Illus. Diet.). 

 2. [«, priv.; bvoua, name.] Loss of ability to name 

 objects or to recognize names. 



Anommatous (an-om'-at-us) [a, priv.; bjijia, the eye]. 

 Without eyes. 



Anomocardiasthenia (an-o-mo-kar-de-as-the'-ne-ah) 

 [a, priv.; vouoq, a law; napAta, the heart; aOevoq, 

 strength]. Irregular heart action ; palpitation. 



Anomocephala (an-o-mo-sef'-al-ak) [a, priv.; vop.oq, 

 law ; K£0a'/,f/, the head]. A general term for monsters 

 marked by anomalies of the head. 



Anomodont, Anomodontous (an-oz/Z-o-don/, an-om- 

 o-dont f -us) \n, priv.; voiior, law; bSoig, a tooth]. 

 Having the teeth specialized into canines, incisors, and 

 molars. It was once regarded as characteristic of 

 mammals, but it begins among reptiles, e. g., Diade- 

 modon. 



Anomogangliotrophy ( an-o-mo-gan^-gle-ot' '-ro-fe) 

 [avop.oq, irregular; ya.yy7.inv, a knot; rponoq, a turn]. 

 Any irregular formation in the ganglia. 



Anomous (an'-o?n-us) [a, priv.; tj/noc, the shoulder]. 

 Without shoulders. 



Anomus (an-o'-mus) [L.]. I. Anomalous. 2. Ano- 

 mous. 



Anona (an-o'-nak) [Malay, manoa~\. A genus of 

 shrubs and trees of the order Anotiacea, native of 

 tropic America. A. ambotay, Aubl., a native of 

 French Guiana. The bark is applied to malignant 

 ulcers. A. glabra, L., a species growing in the West 

 Indies. The juice of the unripe fruit is applied to 

 ulcers. A. muricata, L., sour-sop, rough anona, an 

 American tree, but cultivated in all tropic countries, 

 where the ripe fruit is a favorite food and used in a 

 cooling drink for fevers. The astringent unripe fruit is 

 used in intestinal atony. The bark is astringent and 

 irritant ; the root-bark is used in cases of disease result- 

 ing from ingestion of poisonous fish ; the leaf is anthel- 



mintic and externally a suppurant. A. obtusifolia 

 D. C, the edible fruit is used in South America and i 

 the West Indies by the natives as a narcotic. A. reti 

 culata, L., sweet-sop, bullock's heart, a West India 

 tree, but cultivated throughout the tropics. The ui 

 ripe dried fruit and seeds are used as an intcsti. 

 astringent ; the kernels of the seeds are very poisonous 

 the leaves are anthelmintic. A. spinescens, Mart., o 

 Brazil ; the seeds are used to poison vermin ; the fru 

 as a poultice. A. squamosa, L., custard-apple; a 

 American tree cultivated throughout the tropics for i 

 fruit, which is used medicinally as A. muricata. Tr 

 seeds are used to destroy insects ; the bark is employe 

 by the Malays and Chinese as a tonic. 



Anonal (an-o^-tia/). Relating to the genus Anona. 



Anonychosis (an-o-nik-o'-sis). I. See An 

 (Illus. Diet.). 2. Decrease of nail-formation. 



Anonymos (an- on' -im- us) [a, priv.; bioua, a n 

 The cricoid cartilage. 



Anoperineal (an-o-fer-in' '-e-al). Relating to the an 

 and the perineum. 



Anopheles (an-of '-el-lz) [avaxpeAfc, harmful] . A gen 

 of dipterous insects (mosquitos) founded by Mefe 

 ( 1818), belonging to the family CulicidiT. The palpi i 

 both sexes are at least almost as long as the proboscil 

 proboscis straight or nearly so; colors of body brov 

 and yellowish. [Coquillet] A. albimanus, Wie 

 Neuwied, of Europe, is unrecognized in the Unit, 

 States. It has snow-white tarsi. A. argyritars , 

 Desr. , a very beautiful species, with hind feet Itrgn 

 snow-white on the apical half, occurs in Cuba. 

 bifurcatus, L., occurs in Canada. A. christophenj 

 of India, harbors sporozoits, and in districts wha 

 present the endemic index of malaria varies from 4c 

 to 72%. A. claviger, Fab.; this supposed specj 

 has been shown by Osten Sachen to have no A 

 istence. It never existed either as a type speciir 

 or as a scientific concept of a species. [Howard.] 

 crucians, Wiedemann; scales of last wing vj 

 white marked with three black spots; palpi marll 

 with white at bases of last four joints. A. mace; 

 pennis (Meigen), Hoffmannsegg ; scales of last wl 

 vein wholly black ; palpi wholly black. This | 

 the common form of northern and central Eunj 

 and America, and the common agent in the tnj 

 mission of the malaria parasite. Syn., A. quadrif\ 

 culatus, Say. A. nigerrimus, of India, is foil 

 quite apart from human habitations, breeding onlyk 

 marsh water. A. nigripes, Staeger, a Europf 

 species unrecognized in the United States. A. pictj, 

 of Europe, not recognized in the United State-. 

 punctipennis, Say, black mosquito, the hai 

 species found in the United States. It has a yellow I 

 white spot occupying three-fourths of the length off 

 front margin of the wing; the scales of the last «| 

 vein are white, those at each end black. Syn.. • 

 hicmalis, Fitch. A. Rossii, the most w 

 tributed species in India, breeding in foul water; 1 * 

 not carry the parasite of benign nor of malignant tern 

 fever, and in Calcutta, where this is the preva •' 

 species, the endemic index of malaria is o. 



Anophresia. See Anophrasia (Illus. Diet.). 



Anopisthius [an-o-pis'-tlie-us) [a, priv.; o 

 longing to the hinder part]. Having a 1 

 mouth and anus ; with no distinct anal extremity. 



Anoplognathus (an-o-p/c / -'/(i///-i/s) [oio'aoc, unanrfl 

 ; 1 :i(br, the jaw]. Having unarmed jaw--. 



Anoptous (aH-ofS-tHs) [tiro-roc, unseen]. Invisil 



Anopubic \an-o-pu'-bik). Relating to the anus am <« 

 pubes. 



Anorchidia, Anorchidiasis (att-or-kid'-e-ak,-i-a''\ 

 See Anorchism (Illus. Diet.). 



