ASYMMETRY 



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ATHEROSPERMIX 



Having sides unequally developed ; having an organ 



side without the corresponding one on the 



■ther. 



..ymmetry. (See Illus. Diet, i A.. Meridional. 



•igmatism, Regular (Illus. Diet.). A., Uni- 



.ateral. See Hemihypertrophy i Illus. Diet.). 



. ymphytous ah-sinS -Jit-us) [a<7< woiror]. Distinct; 



•i together. 



. ynclitism ah-sin f -klit-izm) [a, priv. ; aw, together; 



n inclination]. The condition of obliquity 



or more objects to each other; e.g., an ob- 



ique presentation of the fetal head at the superior 



trait of the pelvis. 



j ynechia i ah-sin ek'-e-ah) [a, priv.; civ, together; 



i row]. Absence of continuity in structure, 

 jynechic [ah-sin-ek'-ik). Affected with or due to 

 i synechia, 

 jynergic lh-sin-ur'-jik). Not acting simultaneously 



r in harmony. 



synergy (ah-sin-ur'-je). See Asynergia (Illus. 



A., Progressive Locomotor, A., Mo- 



orial. See Ataxia, Locomotor (Illus. Diet. ). A., 



Verbal, defective coordination of speech, as in apha- 



a. A., Vocal, faulty coordination of the muscles 



f the larynx due to chorea. 



1 ynetic, Asynetous {ah-sin-et'-ik, ah-sin* -et-us). 



effected with asynesia. 

 / /novia (ahsin-o'-ve-ah) [a, priv.; synovia}. A 



ericiency of the synovial fluid. 

 / mthesis ah-sin' -thesis) [a, priv.; ai-rdeaic, a 



her]. A faulty connection of parts, 

 //ntrophy [ah-sin' -tro-fe) [<i, priv.; ovvrpoQia, a 

 (rowing up together]. Absence of symmetry in 



and development, 

 /ystole. Asystolia. | See Illus. Diet ) A., Car- 

 .iataxic, transitory asystole due to accelerated heart- 

 A., Cardioplegic. See Amyocaraia (Illus. 



Avus U'-av-us) [L. ]. An ancestor. 



£ixia. See Illus. Diet.) A., Abortive Locomotor. 



lorosa. A., Acute, tabes of rapid de- 



nt. A., Alcoholic. See Paraplegia. 



us. Diet, i A., Bulbar, tabes due to a lesion 



the pons or oblongata. A., Cardiovascular, 



name for exophthalmic goiter. A., Central, 



te to disorder of the centers of coordination. 



... Cerebellar, that due to some lesion of the cere- 



: it is manifested by staggering from side to side. 



... Cerebral, that due to disease of the cerebrum. 



., Choreic, the incoordination accompanying chorea. 



.. Diphtheric, a sequel of diphtheria preceding 



itic paralysis and in which the chief phe- 



of locomotor ataxia are present. A., Hered- 



a:y Cerebellar, Marie (1893) ; a form of ataxia 



inbles Friedreich's in being hereditary, occur- 



families; the gait, however, is not the stagger- 



of tabes, but the reeling gait of cerebellar 



; the kneejerk is increased instead of being 



i there are no deformities. A., Juve- 



ile. Syn mymof Friedreich' s Disease 1 Illus. Diet.). 



.. Leyden's, pseudotabes. A. mensium. A., 



lenstrual. A. menstruum. See Menstruation, 



Illus. Diet. |. A., Moral, the inconstancy 



- and will, attended with convulsions and pain, 



n hysteric subjects. A. motus. See Tabes 



A.. Muscular, muscular incoordina- 



A.. Paralytic, of the Heart, a condition 



by dyspnea, weakne>s of cardiac sounds, pal- 



tation. edema, and dropsy, without any organic 



disease. A., Progressive Locomotor. See 



K (Illus. Diet.!. A., Sensory, a form regarded 

 to disturbance of the nerve-tracts lvine between 



the periphery and the centers of coordination ; its ex- 

 istence is. denied by some authorities. A., Spinal. 

 Tabes (Illus. Diet.). 



Ataxiagraph (at-aks'-e-a-graf) [draf/a, want of order ; 

 a, to write]. An instrument for recording the 

 swaying in ataxia. 



Ataxoadynamia (at-aks-o-ah-di-nam'-e-ah). Adyna- 

 mia combined with ataxia. 



Ataxodynamy {at-ahs-o-din'-a/u-e) [arazta, want of 

 order; dwauic, power]. Abnormality in the move- 

 ments of a part or organ. 



Ataxophobia at-ais-o-fo , -be-ah)\araiia, want of order ; 

 ■•:, fear]. Excessive dread of disorder. 



Ataxospasmodic (at-aks-o-spas-mod' -ik). Affected 

 with choreic ataxia or relating to it. 



Atechnia. Atechny [at-cl/nc-ah, at-ek'-ne) [arf\via, 

 unskil fulness]. Want of skill ; lack of technical 

 knowledge. 



Atechnic (at-eh / -nih). 1. Unskilful ; lacking technical 

 knowledge. 2. An individual lacking technical knowl- 

 edge. 



Atecnia (at-el/-ne-ah) [a, priv.; rim-ov, child]. The 

 state of being childless or barren ; impotence. 



Atees [at-ez'). See Aconitum heterophyllnm. 



Atelectasis. (See Illus. Diet.) A., Absorption, 

 acquired atelectasis in which the air has been removed 

 by absorption from within, resulting from the plugging 

 of the bronchial tubes. A., Compression, acquired 

 atelectasis due to pressure. A., Obstructive, that 

 due to obstruction of a bronchial tube. See A., Ab- 

 sorption. 



Ateleiosis (at-cl-i-cf-sis) [are/.eiuatc, not arriving at per- 

 fection]. A disease first described by Schaaft hausen, 

 of Bonn (1868), characterized by abrupt onset, the 

 absence of any perceptible cause, conspicuous infantil- 

 ism with retention of unimpaired intelligence, and 

 marked tardiness in development of the sexual system. 

 Cf., Progeria. 



Atelencephaly ya'cl-en-sef'-al-e) [are'/i.e, incomplete; 

 j;«oc/or, brain]. Imperfect development of the 

 brain. 



Ateleplasia (at-el-e-pla / -se-ah). See A/elia (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Atelic (at'-el-ih) [ari'/ijc, incomplete]. Functionless. 



Atelo- (at'-el-o). A prefix signifying imperfect devel- 

 opment. 



Atesin (at'-es-in). See Atisin. 



Athamantin (ath-am-an'-tin). C„ 4 H 30 O 7 . A crystal- 

 line substance contained in the root and ripe fruit of 

 Peucea'anuni oreoselinum, Mdnch. 



Athermal (ak-thur / -mal) [o, priv.; 6ipuq, heat]. 

 Cool ; applied to spring-water of a temperature below 

 15° C. 



Athermancy (ah-thur / -man-se) [aOipuavroc, not 

 heated]. The state of being impervious to radiant heat. 



Athermanous (ah-thur'-man-us). Impervious to 

 radiant heat. 



Athermic, Athermous (ah thur'-mih, -us). I. Witk- 

 out fever. 2. See Athermanous. 



Athermosystaltic (ah-thur-mo-sist-al'-tik) [«, priv. ; 

 Otpfitj, heat ; aiara'/ nnoc , drawing together]. Ap- 

 plied to muscles which do not contract under the in- 

 fluence of heat. 



Atheroma. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn, Acne sebacea 

 mollusc urn : Pultatio ; Steatoma : Sebaceous cyst ; 

 Luria ; Talpa. A., Capillary, the formation of fatty 

 granules in the walls of the capillaries. 



Atherosis (ath-er-o'-sis). See Atheromasia (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Atherospermin (ath-er-o-spurm'-in). C^H^NOj 



Zcyer An alkaloid isolated from the bark of Ath- 

 erospemia moschatum. 



