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ARRHENAL 



Areflexia {ar-e-fleks'-e-ali) [a, priv. ; rejlectere, to bend 

 back]. The failure of a reflex ; areflexion. 



Areflexion. See Areflexia. 



Arenarious {ar-e-na' -re-us) [arena, sand]. Growing 

 in sand. 



Areniferous {ar-en-if -ur-us} [arena, sand ; ferre, to 

 bear]. Containing sand ; contaminated by sand. 



Areniform {ar-en'-e-form) [arena, sand; forma, shape]. 

 Like sand. 



Areola. (See Illus. Diet.) A., Chaussier's, the 

 areola of inflammatory induration of a malignant pus- 

 tule. A., Primary, cell-spaces still containing carti- 

 lage cells in the matrix of ossifying cartilage-bone. 

 Syn., Primary marrow cavities ; Medullary spaces. 



Areosis, Araeosis (ar-e-o / -sis) [apaiuoig]. The process 

 of becoming less compact ; dilution. 



Argental {ar-jen' -tal) [argentum, silver]. Containing 

 silver. 



Argentamid {ar-jen? -tam-id). An antiseptic liquid 

 preparation of silver. 



Argentamin {ar-jen' '-tam-in). A colorless alkaline 

 liquid consisting of an 8% solution of silver phosphate 

 in a 15% aqueous solution of ethylenediamid. It is 

 applied in gonorrhea Und conjunctivitis in I 14000 so- 

 lution. Syn., Ethylenediamid silver phosphate. 



Argentan {ar'-jen-tan). An alloy of copper, 16 parts; 

 zinc, 3-10 parts; nickel, 4-12 parts, with traces of 

 tin, iron, and lead. Syn., German silver ; Pack- 

 fong. 



Argentate {a/'-jen-tat). A salt of argentic acid. 



Argentation. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The act of sil- 

 vering. 3. The process of injecting mercury into the 

 vessels of an anatomic specimen. 4. Argyria. 



Argentiferous (ar-jen-tif'-ur-us) [argentum, silver; 

 ferre, to bear]. Producing or containing silver. 



Argentific [ar-jen~Hf f -ik\ \_argentum, silver; facere, 

 to make]. Transforming into silver. 



Argentine. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A mineral composed 

 of calcium carbonate and silica. 3. Metal coated with 

 silver. 



Argentol {ar'-jen-tol). C 9 H 5 N. OH . S0 3 Ag. Silver 

 quinaseptol, a yellow powder sparingly soluble in 

 water ; used as a surgical antiseptic and astringent in 

 ointment 1 : 100 or 2 : 100, in solution I : 1000 to 

 3 : 1000. 



Argentous {ar-jen 1 '-tits). Containing silver; applied 

 to a compound containing a relatively larger amount 

 of silver than an ordinary silver compound (argentic 

 compound). 



Argentum. (See Illus. Diet.) See also Silver. A. 

 colloidale. See Silver, Colloidal. A. corneum, 

 horn-silver, silver chlorid. A. factum, wrought sil- 

 ver. A. finum. See A. regis. A. foliatum, silver 

 leaf. A. fugitivum, quicksilver; mercury. A. ful- 

 minans, A. fulminicum, fulminating silver. A. 

 fusum, I. Mercury. 2. Fused silver nitrate. A. 

 purissimum, A. purum, pure metallic silver. A. 

 regis, coin-silver, containing in 24 parts 23 of pure 

 silver. A. repurgatum, refined silver. A. sophis- 

 ticum, copper arsenate. A. vivum, quicksilver ; 

 mercury. 



Argil (ar'-jil) [ipyiXXog, white clay]. Aluminium 

 oxid. 



Argillaceous [ar-jil-a f -sluts') [apyi/2o£, white clay]. 

 Clay-like ; composed of clay. 



Arginin {ar'jin-in). C 6 H U N 4 G\,. A highly nitrogen- 

 ous substance discovered by E. Schultze in etiolated 

 seedlings of lupin, artichoke tubers, and malt acro- 

 spire. It resembles creatinin in its chemic character. 

 Syn., Guanidin a-amido-valeric add. 



Argon [ar'-go)i) [ap] w;, idle, inactive]. An inert gas- 

 eous element discovered in the atmosphere by Lord 



Rayleigh and Wm. Ramsay (1894). Its symbol is A 



atomic weight, 19.7. 

 Argonin {ar'-go-nin). Silver casein. 

 Argyrescetin, Argyraescetin (arjir-es'-e-tin). Q 



H 30 O 6 (?). A dissociation product of argyrescin. 

 Argyrescin, Argyraescin {ar-jir-es'-in) [dp] 



very; SEscnlus (a. v.)~\. G, 7 H 42 0, 2 . A bitter glue- 



sid found by Rochleder in the cotyledons of tl 



horse-chestnut. It is readily soluble in alcohol, acet 



acid, and alkalis. It is insoluble in ether and forms 



frothy mixture with water. 

 Argyric {ar-jir'-ik) [dpyvpoc, silver]. Silvery; rel 



ing to silver or its effects ; argentic. 

 Argyrol [ar' '-jir-ol). A very soluble silver salt ( 



tained by Barnes and Hille (1902) by combining 



proteid of wheat with 30^ of silver. It is used 



gonorrhea. Syn., Silver vitellin. 

 Arhinencephalia. See Arrhinencephalia. 

 Aribin (ar'-ib-in). C M H 20 N 4 . A bitter, crystall j 



alkaloid found by Rieth (1861) in arariba bark, fr 



the Brazilian tree Sickingia rubra. 

 Arica Bark. See Citsco Bark (Illus. Diet.). 

 Aricin, Aricina {ar' '-is-in. ar-iY-in-ah) [Arica, *M 



vian province]. An alkaloid discovered by PeQe " 



(1829) in Arica bark. 

 Aridura. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Hectic fever. 

 Aristocardia {ar-is-to-lcar'-de-ah) [apiorepoc, 1; 



napfila, heart]. Deviation of the heart to the left s I 

 Aristolochia. (See Illus. Diet.) A. rotunda, a <] 



cies of southern Europe, with offensive odor and b: Jr 



taste, employed as an emmenagog and in gout. 

 Aristophagy {ar-is-tof'-aj-e) [aptaroc, best 1 



eat]. The eating of the best ; term proposed 



Josiah Oldfield as a substitute for vegetarianism. 

 Arki. See Arsa. 

 Arkyochrome (ar' -ke-o-krbni) [apuvc, a net ; j/>u/j 



color]. A somatochrome nerve-cell, in which e 



stainable portion of the cell-body appears in the I n 



of network. 

 Arkyostichochrome {ar-ke-o-stik' -o-krom\ [hpx\*i 



net ; ot/'joc, a row or rank ; xpuua, a color]. I 



plied by Nissl to a nerve-cell in which the elm jo- 



philic particles of its cell-body present a combin bn 



of both the striated (stichochrome) and net' re 



(arkyochrome) arrangements, so that it is difficufl 



decide which dominates; e.g., the Purkinje eel pf 



the cerebral cortex. 

 Arm. (See Illus. Diet.) A., Milk, phlegmasia iba 



dolens in the arm. 

 Arma {ar'-mah) [L. , arms]. Appendages 



ments of an organism serving as a means oi 



any other special purpose. A. ventris, the W 



generative organs. 

 Armagnac {ar-man-yak). A variety of French brih. 

 Armamentarium. (See Illus. Diet.) A. lucintfl 



outfit of obstetric instruments. 

 Armature. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Any proi 



vestment of an organism. 3. A condenser. 

 Armillate {ar'-mil-at) [armilla, a bracelet, a £ 



Furnished with rings. 

 Armipes (ar'-mip-cz) [arma, arms; pes, the 1" 



Having the feet furnished with means o 



e. g. , claws or spines. 

 Arnatta, Arnatto (arn-at'-ah, -0). See Annot/o ft 



Diet.). 

 Aromatize (ar-o f -mat-iz) [lipuua, spice]. 



aromatic ; to spice. 

 Arophene (ar'-o-/'en). A proprietary dental 

 Arrest. (Sec [ 1 1 us. Diet.) 2. A disease o 



character affecting the hind leg of horses 1 



ham and postern. A., Action of, inhibition (I 

 Arrhenal [ar'-cn-al ). A monomethvl sodium arsW* 



