ASPEROUS 



..perous {as' -pur- as) [asper, rough]. Lneven; hav- 

 ng a surface with distinct minute elevations. 



, persus [as-pur'-sus] [aspergere, to sprinkle]. Cov- 

 red with scattered dots or punctures. 



, phalgesia (as-fal-jt J -ze-ah ] [aaoi, their own ; «/; r/oic, 



ain]. Pitres' term for a condition observed in hyp- 



sm, in which intense pain follows the touching of 



ertain articles, and prolonged contact produces con- 



ulsions. 



iphyctic. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Pulseless. 



i phyxia. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Abolitio pulsus; 

 apparens. A., Algid, loss of sensibility from 

 old. A. a carbone, that caused by inhaling the 

 ames of burning charcoal. A., Cataleptic, cata- 

 ;psv. A. cataphora, that with brief incomplete re- 

 ms. A., Cholera, A., Choleraic, a condition of 

 sphvxia occurring in Asiatic cholera. A. electrica, 

 lat due to electricity or lightning. A. a fumis, that 

 ue to the inhalation of a poisonous gas. A., Heat-, 

 unstroke. A. immersorum, apparent death from 

 rowning. A., Lethargic, deep sleep accompanying 

 lental and physical torpor. A. livida, the stage of 

 sphvxia in which the vessels of the skin are turgid 

 ■ ith blood, imparting a dusky red or blue hue, and 

 le muscles preserve their reflex contractility. A., 

 ,ocal. See under Sphaceloderma (Illus. Diet.). A. 

 Dcalis cum gangraena symmetrica, Raynaud's 

 isease. See Sphaceloderma (Illus. Diet.). A. me- 

 hitica, A. musta. See A. a fumis. A. pallida, 

 lat stage of asphyxia in which there is loss of the re- 

 ex contractility of the muscles and the skin is cold 

 ad pale. Syn., Mors pittativa. A. pestilenta, A., 

 -"estilential, Asiatic cholera. A. sideratorum, 

 >ss of consciousness from lightning-stroke. A., Solar, 

 ^. Solaris, sunstroke. A., Syncopal, a form of 

 sphvxia in which the heart-cavities are found vacant. 

 l. Valsalviana, syncope due to disturbance of car- 

 iac functions. A. Vigil. See Coma Vigil (Illus. 

 ;)ict.). 



/sidin (a/-pid-in) [Aspidium, a genus of ferns]. 

 » 7 . A substance obtained from male-fern. 



/)idiopsoriasis (as-pid-e-o-so-ri-a'-sis) [aa-idiov, a 

 itle shield ; psoriasis]. A form of psoriasis marked 

 f the formation of scutiform scales. 



^udiotus [as-pid-e-o'-tus] [an-u^iurrjc, shield-bearing], 

 genus of plant-lice of the family Coccidce. A. nerii, 

 >nche, a species that infests the oleander, found by 

 incent to act as the transmitting agent of the hema- 

 zoon of malaria. 



/judiscos, Aspidiscus (as-pid-is'-kos, -kits) [ars-idia- 

 !| f, a little shield]. The sphincter ani. 



A ndol i as'-pid-ol [. / -/ Hum. a genus of ferns]. C,,,- 

 A substance isolated by Daccomo from male- 



A lidospermin. (See Illus. Diet.) A respiratory 



timulant and antispasmodic. Dose. 1-2 gr. 

 £>ilia [as-pil' '-e-ah\ [av-i'/.oc, stainless]. A genus of 

 the order Composite. A. latifolia, hemor- 

 'ant, an African herb, has remarkable hemo- 

 >.ver imputed to it when applied topically, and 

 •m is given in pulmonary hemorrhage. 

 •'-pir-in . The acetic acid ester of salicylic 

 ill needles without color or taste, used as an 

 Uipyretic and analgesic as sodium salicylate. Dose, 

 gm. Syn., Acetyl salicylic acid. 

 * >orous [ah-spo 1 -rus) [a, priv. ; a~6poc, seed]. With- 

 it spores. 

 f acou, Assacu. Native names for the South Ameri- 

 •in tree Hura crepitans, or its bark and juices used as 

 ' remedy in elephantiasis. 



,al - The South American name for a beverage made 

 ora the fruit of the palm Euterpe edulis, Mart. 



101 ASTHMA 



Assamar (as' '-am-ar) [assart, to roast ; amarus, bitter]. 

 A bitter principle obtained by Reichenbach from roast- 

 ing together gum, sugar, starch gluten, etc. 



Assanation ( as-an-a' '-slums [ad, to; sanare, to make 

 sound]. The improvement of sanitary conditions. 



Assay ' as-a' ) [Fr., assayet\. i. The testing or analysis 

 of a metal or drug to determine the relative proportion 

 of its constituents. 2. The substance thus tested. 3. 

 The process of assaying. 



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



Assonance {as'-o-nans) [assettare, to respond to]. A 

 morbid tendency to employ alliteration. 



Assuefaction (as-ive-fak'-shim) [assuefacere, to ac- 

 custom to something]. Assuetude or the establish- 

 ment of it. 



Assuetude (as'-we-tiid). Habituation to disturbing in- 

 fluences ; the condition of the organism in which it has 

 acquired such tolerance for a drug or poison that the 

 effect it once had is lost. 



Astaragazza. An Ethiopian nervous delirium re- 

 sembling lycanthropy. 



Astereognosis (ah-ste-re-og-no'-sis') [o, priv.; srepeo^, 

 solid ; -jvuclc, knowledge]. Inability to recognize 

 objects by the sense of touch, due to lesion in the 

 central parietal lobule. Syn., Stereoagnosis. Cf. , 

 Aphasia, Tactile. 



Asterion. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A poisonous species 

 of spider (Lat/irodectus cougl Imtus) mentioned by 

 Nikander and other early writers. 



Asteroid (as'-ter-oid) [aorf>or, a star; eldog, likeness]. 

 I. Stellate. 2. See Astrocyte. 



Asterol > as'-ter-ol). A soluble preparation of mercury 

 sulfocarbolate ; it is used as a surgical antiseptic and 

 bactericide. 



Asthenia. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Lipopsychia. 2. 

 An infectious disease of fowls, also called " Goittg- 

 lig/it," due to Bacterium asthenia:, Dawson. A., 

 Subrenal. See Addisoti ' s Disease (Illus. Diet.). 



Asthenogenia, Asthenogenesis (as-then-o-je'-ne-ah, 

 as-then-o-jen'-es-is) [a, priv.; odsvof, strength; yev- 

 vav, to produce]. The production of asthenia. 



Asthenology (as-then-ol'-o-je) [asthenia ; /d^oc, 

 science]. The science of asthenia. 



Asthenopyra (as-then-op / -ir-a/i) [asthenia ; Tzvperoc, 

 fever]. Fever with asthenia. 



Asthma. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., A., Bronchial; 

 A., Dynamic : A., Essential; A., Nervous; A., 

 Spasmodic ; A., Spasmodic bronchial : A., Si tuple : 

 A., True. A., Abdominal, that due to some abdomi- 

 nal affection. A. acutum periodicum infantum. 

 See Laryngismus stridulus (Illus. Diet.). A., Alve- 

 olar, asthma marked by dilation of the pulmonary 

 alveoli. A., Arthritic, 1. That due to gout. 2. 

 Angina pectoris. A., Bilious. See A. dyspepticum 

 (Illus. Diet.). A., Bronchial. See Asthma. A., 

 Cardiovascular, asthma-like attacks in aged persons, 

 due to cardiovascular changes. A., Catarrhal, that 

 attended with increased bronchial secretion. A., 

 Central, that due to influence of the central nervous 

 system. A., Cheyne-Stokes. dypsnea due to pul- 

 ' monary congestion in an advanced stage of chronic 

 myocarditis. A., Congestive, that attributed to 

 congestion of the digestive organs. A. cultrariorum, 

 grinder's asthma. See f-ibroid Phthisis (Illus. Diet.). 

 A., Dartrous. See A., Exanthematous. A. dentien- 

 tium, PagenstecheFs name for laryngismus stridulus. 

 A. diaphragmaticum, A. dolorificum, angina pec- 

 toris. A., Diathetic, that due to some diathesis. 

 A., Diurnal, that in which the paroxysms occur in 

 the daytime. A., Dry, that without sputum. A., 

 Dynamic. See Asthma. A., Emotional, that in 

 which the paroxysms are caused by emotional excite- 





