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Arytenoid. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Pertaining to the 

 arytenoid cartilages. 



Arytenoidectomy {ar-e-ten-oid-ek f -to-me) [arytenoid ; 

 tuTOfii], a cutting out]. Removal of an arytenoid car- 

 tilage. 



Arytenoiditis [ar-e-ten-oid-i' -tis). Inflammation of 

 the arytenoid cartilage or muscles. 



Asab [Ar.]. An African venereal disease said to differ 

 from syphilis. 



Asarene {as'-ar-en). C 10 H 16 . A terpene found in oil 

 of Asa rum canadense. 



Asarin (as'-ar-in). C 12 H 16 3 . See Asarone (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Asbestiform {as-best' -e-form) \asbestos~\. Fibrous in 

 structure. 



Asbolic, Asbolicous, Asbolicus (as-bol'-ik, -us) 

 [da/Jofoc, soot] . Sooty ; due to soot ; e. g . , Carcinoma 

 scroti asbolicum. 



Asbolin [as' -bol-in) [a<r,3oAoc, soot]. A bitter, acrid, 

 yellow oil extracted from soot ; it is used in tuberculo- 

 sis. 



Aschistodactyly {as-kist-o-daW -til-e). See Aschisto- 

 dactylism (Illus. Diet.). 



Ascidiate {as-id'-e-at). Shaped like or furnished with 

 an ascidium. 



Ascidiform, Ascidioid (as-id' '-e-form, as-id'-e-oid). 

 See Asciform. 



Asciform (as'-e-form) [6<tkoc, a wine skin]. Shaped 

 like a sac, pouch, flask, pitcher, vase, ascus, or as- 

 cidium. 



Ascites. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Hydroperitoneiim ; 

 Hydrops peritonei ; Abdominal dropsy. A., Landou's 

 Sign of. See under Sign. A., Active, A., Acute, 

 that in which there is a sudden large effusion due to 

 exposure or cold. A., Chronic, that in which the 

 effusion is very gradual in progress. A. cruentus, 

 hemorrhage into the peritoneum. A., Encysted. 

 See A. saccatus. A. exquartana, that due to quartan 

 intermittent fever. A., Hydremic, that caused by or 

 accompanying a watery state of the blood. A. inter- 

 cus, an effusion occurring between the skin and the 

 peritoneum. A. intermuscularis, edema of the ab- 

 dominal muscles. A., Mechanical, A., Passive, 

 that due to diseases which retard the blood-current in 

 the portal vein. A. oleosus. See A. adiposus (Illus. 

 Diet.). A., Purulent, an accumulation of pus in the 

 peritoneum. A. saccatus, i. A form in which the 

 effusion is prevented by adhesions or inflammatory exu- 

 date from entering the general peritoneal cavity. Syn., 

 £ncysled dropsy of the peritoneum. 2. An ovarian 

 cystoma. A. sanguineointurcus, a hemorrhage 

 under the peritoneum, between it and the abdominal 

 muscles. A. sanguineoperitonaeus, a hemorrhage 

 into the abdominal muscles. A., Sanguineous, a 

 bloody form affecting sheep and lambs. Syn., Diar- 

 rhemia. A. sanguineouterinus. See Hematonutra 

 (Illus. Diet.). A., Subcutaneous, edema of the 

 abdominal walls. A. urinosus, an effusion of urine 

 into the peritoneum. A., Uterine, A. of the Uterus. 

 See Hydrometra (Illus. Diet.). A. vaginalis, a 

 collection of liquid within the sheath of the rectus 

 abdominis muscle. A., Visceral. See A. , Mechan- 

 tea/. A. vulgatior, a form apparently due to dis- 

 eased kidneys and preceded by scanty, highly colored 

 urine. 



Asclepias. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A genus of plants 

 of the order AsclepiadtO', A. longifolia, Michx., of 

 the western United States, is diaphoretic. 



Asclepidin (at-klcfS-id-in). A proprietary deobstruent 

 preparation said to be obtained from Asclepias luberosa. 

 Dose, 1-5 gr. (1.3-3.7 gm.). 



Asclepidora (as-kle-pe-o-dc/-rah) ['AoKfyrrtdc, A'.scu- 



lapius, the god of medicine; dupov, a gift]. A genu: 



of plants of the order Asclepiadea. A. decumbens 



Gray, a species of New Mexico, is used in the treatmen 



of snake-bites. 

 Asclepion (as-kle'pe-on). C 20 H 34 O 3 . A substance 



forming odorless, tasteless crystals isolated by Lisi 



(1849) from Asclepias syriaca, L. 

 Ascobacillus (as-ko-bas-il'-us). See Bacteria, Tah, 



of (Illus. Diet.). 

 Ascoidium {as-ko-id' -e-um) \Jiokoc, a sac ; eldoc, like 



ness]. A genus of Infusoria found in the urine am 



feces of typhoid fever patients, in sewage, in the exeve 



ment of cattle, and in the cecum of swine. 

 Ascyphous. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Without a hea 



(applied to monsters). 

 Asebotoxin {ah-se-bo-toks' -in) [a, priv. ; sebum, fat 



toxicum, poison]. A poisonous glucosid found b 



Plugge (1883) in Pieris japonica. 

 Asellin. See Ptomains, Table of (Illus. Diet.). 

 Asemia. (See Illus. Diet.) A. mimica. See./ 



(Illus. Diet.). A. spuria. See Parasemia (Iilu 



Diet.). 

 Aseptolin (ah-sep f -tol-in). A preparation of pi!' ■ 



(0.018^9 ), in an aqueous solution of phenol j 



it is used in tuberculosis and in malaria. Dose, 50-" | 



tTL daily, injected subcutaneously. 

 Ash. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The incombustible 1 



of an organic substance that has been burned. 3. 



tree of the genus Fraxinus. 

 Asialochia (ah-se-al-o / -ke-ah). See Asialia 



Diet.). 

 Askelia {ah-ske' -le-ah) \a, priv. ; ckcaoq, leg]. 



development or deficiency of the legs. 

 Askolin [as'-ko-lin). A compound of glycerin an 



furous acid. 

 Asonia (ali-so'-ne-ah) [a, priv.; sonus, a so 



Tone deafness. 

 Asparagin, Asparaginum. (See Illus. Diet.) 



Biliary. See Taurin (Illus. Diet.). A.-mercu, 



See Mercury asparaginate. A. Sulfate, L\ 1 1 S N ! 



H 2 SO t , a syrupy liquid soluble in water. 

 Asparagus. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A genus of plants | 



longing to the order Li/acea. A. acutifolius 



species of southern Europe having properties simila I 



A. officinalis, but said to be more efficient mei 



than the latter. A. adscendens, is used in India! 



a substitute for salep. A. aphyllus, indij 



Asia, is diuretic. A. racemosus, Willd., 



sarmentosus, of the old world tropics, an 



as salep ; an infusion of the root of the latter is use > 



prevent the confluence of smallpox pustules, 

 Asparamid (as-par / -am-id). See Asparagin (III 



Diet.). 

 Asparmate {as-par f -mat). See Aspartate. 

 Asparol (as'-par-ol). A liquid extract ol 



officinalis. 

 Asparolin (as-pai^-ol-in). A brown liquid said to } 



sist of guaiac, asparagus, parsley, black haw, " 



henbane. It is used as an antispasmodic uterine 



Dose, 2-4 drams in hot water. 

 Aspartate (as-par'-tat). A salt of aspartic 

 Aspergillin {as-pur-jil'-in) [asperg, >e, to - 



pigment obtained by Linossier from the sp 



pergillus niger. Syn., Vegetable hematin. 



Aspergillosis (as-pur-iil-S-sis). Pseudotul 



morbid lesions due to some species ol 

 Aspergillus -keratitis (as-pur-jil-its -l-cr-at-:' 



neal inflammation due to invasion of a fungus 



to the genus Aspergillus. Syn., Kera 



gill in a. 

 Aspermasia, Aspermia {ah-spur-ma'-ze ah, 



mc-ah). See Aspermatism (Illus. Diet.). 



